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Sindi Keesan wrote:
>
> microcom -D/dev/ttyS1
> ~ (gives a menu)
> t (set terminal, another menu appears)
> p (choose speed), h (115200)
> h (enter) (hardware flo control)
> send atdt7615041 (dial my bbs)

atdt7615041 should work (without the send)

> It dials, it connects, I am asked for my login and I 
> give that, I am asked for my password and 2 seconds 
> later told it is the wrong password, before I can 
> enter it.  

Sounds like your BBS is timing out.  Perhaps it is
expecting a scripted login?

> expect CONNECT
> print call connected
> 
> Is microcom somehow issuing CONNECT to my bbs?

No, it is waiting for the CONNECT message from the
modem.  Then it prints to the screen "call connected"
 
> I can't understand enough of the manual to figure this out.

As it says in the manual:
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expect            wait for string
print             output to screen
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Cheers,
Steven