ModMon (Modem Monitor) v1.01
Copyright (c) 1996, Enver J. Berkes

What's new: Improved user interface (reduces input error).

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        Modem Monitor will show you a realtime display of your computer's modem
status register for a given COM port. This means that as your modem's status
changes, ModMon will reflect these changes in its table.
        For each of the indicators in the display, ModMon will display a ""
(light bullet) to signify "off" or "low", and a "" to signify "on" or "high".
        To make ModMon display your modem's status register on a specific COM
port, type ModMon #, where # is the COM port number. If you add the /b switch,
ModMon will beep as your phone line rings. If a COM port you specify is not
installed, you will not see a  or a  in the table.  For example, if you type
MODMON 3, and you don't have a device on COM 3, the table will remain blank.

Example:  If you have a modem on COM 2, and would like to monitor its activity
and hear the telephone ring through your PC speaker you would type: ModMon 2 /B

Here is a list of the indicator names and their descriptions:

CCT: Change in "clear to send"
CDS: Change in "data set ready"
CRI: Change in "ring indicator"
CDC: Change in "data carrier detect"
CTS: "Clear to send" set high
DSR: "Data set ready" set high
RNG: "Ring indicator" set high
DCD: "Data carrier detect" set high

Here is a further explanation of the quoted terms above.

Clear to send:       The modem is ready to receive characters from the PC.
Data set ready:      The modem is powered on and ready to operate.
Ring indicator:      The phone line is ringing. As the line rings, RI is held
                     high (on) so that your PC can detect the rings.
Data carrier detect: The modem is connected to another modem.

*** HERE'S SOMETHING ELSE TO TRY, WINDOWS USERS! ***
Start up the DOS prompt in Windows. Press ALT+ENTER to make it windowed. Run
ModMon. Size the window so that just the table is shown. Then drag it down to a
corner of your screen. You will now be able to watch your modem status.

*** DON'T HAVE A PHONE BESIDE YOUR COMPUTER? ***
Use ModMon's /B switch to sound a beep when the phone rings.

ModMon v1.01 is offered as shareware. This means that you may use it for a
month without owing the author a cent. If you use it for longer than one month,
you must send send a $10 registration fee, along with your name and address to:

bP Software
Enver J. Berkes
185 Waverley Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3M 3K4
Canada

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http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~berkes/bp.htm
