[Coco] RS-232 pak problems

[Robert Gault]

James Dessart wrote:
> I'm having trouble with an RS-232 pak, when I boot from it as the only 
> thing in my CoCo 3, it sits at a screen saying "TANDY DELUXE RS-232 PAK" 
> or some such, and never brings the expected OK prompt. Ditto when I 
> stick it in my multipak. Any clues?
> 
> James
> 
> 

That is exactly what you should see.

1. With a Coco3, all non autostart paks require EXEC&HE010 [ENTER]
2. The RS-232 pak menu screen is toggled on/off with the BREAK key.
3. The RS-232 pak only talks to a modem connection not an OS. Therefore 
there is no OK or other prompt displayed by the pak. All pak commands 
are handled on the menu screen. The other screen is used to talk to your 
modem or terminal connection.