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Aptiva - Hyperterminal errors when calling a BBS

Applicable to: United States

When trying to set up an entry in Hyperterminal to call a BBS, occasionally numbers that you enter will give an "invalid characters entered" (even though no spaces or special symbols are entered). The solution is to enter your area code in Control Panel/Modems/Dialing Properties.

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Communications Software, Error Messages

Date Created

15-04-97

Last Updated

17-02-99

Revision Date

17-02-2000

Brand

IBM Aptiva

Product Family

Aptiva

Machine Type

2134, 2176, 2168, 2144, 2159

Model

6R6; C21; C31; C32; 6R9; C31; F31; C6D; 8R6; 8R9; 9R4; 6R8; 7R1; 7R3; 7R6; 7R7; 7R9; 7RO; 8R1; 8R8; 9R2; 9R3; C23; C33; C35; C55; C56; C65; C66; C67; C6V; C6Y; C6Z; C73; C76; C77; F23; F33; F35; F67; 5R5; M91; 3R0; 3R8; M60; M70; 3R4; 3R6; 4R1; 4R9; M31; M51; M52; M63; 2R9; 3R1; 3R3; 3R5; 3R7; 3R9; 4R0; 4R2; 4R3; M41; M53; M55; M56; M57; M61; M62; M71; M72; 5R1; 6R3; A10; A12; A14; 5R2; 5R3; 5R6; 5R8; 5R9; 6R0; 6R4; 6R5; A15; A40; A44; A45; A50; A51; A52; A90; A92; A94; S64; S66; S74; S7H; S78; 13R; 14R; 15R; 16R; 19R; 20R

TypeModel

21346R6

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