I have a customer that has a 007 MLM voice mail. we need to reallocate space and I don't know all the boxes they set up over the years. I tried to get into port 7 with hypercom but all I get is gibberish. The book says 1200 baud, 8 bit and 1 stop bit. Are there any other settings?

Should just be 1200-N-8-1, have you tried directly to the serial port?

I was going to try the serial port but I have to dig out an OLD laptop for that. What is the N for? Also where do I find the serial number for the VM it says I need it to log on.

1200 baud
NO parity
8 bits
1 stop bit

The serial number is on the sticker on the 007

Thanks TTT, I'm heading over there now.

well that didn't work comes up with "concurrent error" then a D1 like it is waiting for a command. I'm using another extension and dialing the 7th port.

what is your extension number length? If you are having issues with logging in via Hyperterminal, you might be better off just doing it manually. As long as you have a starting point, like the lowest number, you can manually check what boxes are built.

Got it figured out. It's using DOS commands. After doing a dir I can see the files and printed off the mstatus prn file. This old stuff is taxing my memory.

Not DOS my friend, but CP/M...Gary Kildall's invention and predecessor to DOS--first stolen by IBM (IBM-DOS) then by Bill Gates (MS-DOS). But I digress.

From either the C> or D> prompt, type MM and hit return.

And call me if you get stuck (go to dagwoodsystems.com for contact info). I'm old too, but I remember this stuff real well.

I recommend doing a DIR *.CMD if you want to experiment with a list of executables. Command files are Gate's version of *.com or the later, piggish *.exe files. You'll find that you can re-serialize the card, run test utils...all kinds of cool stuff.

CP/M is also known as "Concurrent DOS", which is why you have two file systems on a C: and D: partition.

I was wondering about the C and D. I did fool around with the executables. Didn't break anything. There is all kinds of info and the MM report gave me everything I need. still having trouble getting in remotely. It might be because they are using integrated access lines.