NEC 2400 HDS / IMS Modem Access via Hyperterminal Possibility

[phone_troll]

Is connecting to an NEC 2400 HDS/IMS possible via Hyperterminal/PuTTY?

I am using PuTTY instead of Hyperterminal on Windows 7 64 bit and have success connecting up to my 2000's and 1000's via the modem, but I can't send any commands once I connect to my 2400 HDS. The same modem can connect fine on my Windows 98 PC to the same 2400 HDS, so I don't believe the modem to be an issue.

 

[belevedere]

No. Modem connection and use of the NEC MAT program.

 

[phone_troll]

I thought so, but had my fingers crossed. Thx belevedere.

So with all that said, has anyone connected on a Win 7 or 10 64 bit system? Or what about 32 bit?

Thanks again.

 

[belevedere]

HDS systems used a DOS MAT. We came up with ways to get it loaded on a WIN 98 machine, but not so much on a WIN 7. Certainly not on a 64 bit WIN 10. We always kept an old PC around just for the older systems.

 

[phone_troll]

Understood. The 1000's and 2000's use DOS MAT too and I can issue commands without the app via PuTTY, so I was hopeful. I'll build a Windows 7 32 bit PC and test to see if I can get the DOS MAT working. I have a Win 98 system working fine, but I need something with internet connectivity that isn't super vulnerable.

 

[OzzieGeorge]

It may just be that the program won'r install on the newer operating systems. But it is good to remember that this is a DOS program so if you can get a virtual machine set up running XP, it can be possible to copy everything across from an older machine install and have it run. I had the challenge of getting Cosessions running on a windows 8 machine and managed it even though the program would not install directly on to the virtual machine. See here for details.....

http://www.australiancommsforum.com/post/cosession-on-a-windows-8-machine-6788777?pid=1281823981