Charles R Fregeau asked:

>Is there a way to configure a modem so that one can dial out thru it if
>it is not in use at the time?  We want to configure a modem so that one
>can dial out, but we don't necessarily want to hook another modem on.
>This would be for paging purposes.

we do this all the time, but with a dedicated modem.
we use a 3-pin port and a command file (see below).  It may be possible
to use a single modem for dial-in and paging, but I don't know how.

PARM ERRCODE=959
FILE MODEM;DEV=132
ECHO ATV0E0L3S0=0S7=1 >*MODEM
PAUSE 5
ECHO ATDT9,1nnnnnnnnnn,,,,,,,,,,!ERRCODE >*MODEM
           ^^^^^^^^^^^
put your pager number here (I'm not dumb enough to leave mine listed ;-))

This command file will use "959" as the default message if you don't supply
another one when you execute it

PAGECD.COMMAND.SYS 88344
(for example)

Terry Simpkins