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╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ ╧╬┼ - FILE TRANSFERS
╙EVERAL ERROR CHECKING PROTOCOLS ARE SUPPLIED WITH ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ 1 THAT PROVIDE
YOU WITH THE ABILITY TO ╒╨╠╧┴─ OR ─╧╫╬- ╠╧┴─ FILES. ╔N MOST CASES, A SYSTEM
YOU CHOOSE TO ACCESS WILL SUPPORT ONE OR ANOTHER OF THESE PROTOCOLS. ╘HE
PROTOCOLS CURRENTLY SUPPORTED ARE ╪═╧- ─┼═, ╦┼╥═╔╘, ╬┼╫ ╨╒╬╘┼╥ AND ╧╠─ ╨╒╬╘┼╥.
╘HEY EXIST IN FORMS THAT ACCESS EITHER BUFFER OR DISK. ╘HE ONLY EXCEPTION TO
THAT IS ╧╠─ ╨╒╬╘┼╥ WHICH ONLY SUPPORTS BUFFER ACCESS.
╞ILE ╘RANSFER
╧N THE ═┴╔╬ ═┼╬╒ THERE ARE THREE TRAN- SFER RELATED FUNCTIONS. ╘HE ╒╨╠╧┴─ TO
╚╧╙╘/┬┬╙, ╒╨╠╧┴─ TO ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠1 AND ─╧╫- ╬╠╧┴─ FUNCTIONS. (╚IT F7 FOR...
MORE...
╒╨╠╧┴─ ╘╧ ╚╧╙╘/┬┬╙ - ╔N THIS CASE, YOU
ARE ╙┼╬─╔╬╟. ╞ROM ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ MODE, YOU WOULD START THE HOST ╥┼├┼╔╓┼ OPERATION,
RETURN TO THE ═┴╔╬ ═┼╬╒ TO START THE ╒╨╠╧┴─ OPERATION.
╒╨╠╧┴─ TO ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ 1 - ┴GAIN YOU ARE THE ╙┼╬─┼╥. ┴FTER VERIFYING THE FILES
TO SEND, YOU RETURN TO THE ═┴╔╬ ═┼╬╒ AND START THE ╒╨╠╧┴─ OPERATION. ╘HE
REMOTE USER WILL BE PROMPTED TO BEGIN THE ─╧╫╬╠╧┴─ PROCESS.
─╧╫╬╠╧┴─ - ╚ERE YOU ARE THE ╥┼├┼╔╓┼╥. ╔F IN SESSION WITH A ╚╧╙╘/┬┬╙, YOU WILL
FIRST START THE HOST ╙┼╬─ PROCESS. ╔N A ─╧╫╬╠╧┴─ FROM ANOTHER ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ 1
USER YOU JUST WAIT IN ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ ═╧─┼. ╔N BOTH CASES, YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO
GO TO RECEIVE MODE. ┴T THAT PROMPT, GO TO THE ═┴╔╬ ═┼╬╒ AND SELECT ─╧╫╬╠╧┴─
MORE...
╞OR TRANSFERS WITH ├╧══╧─╧╥┼ 64 OR
128 MACHINES, THE ╬┼╫ ╨╒╬╘┼╥ PROTOCOL IS USUALLY PREFERABLE; IT'S FAST AND
THE ╘┘╨┼ (╨╥╟/╙┼╤) OF THE FILE IS TRANSFERRED ALONG WITH THE DATA. ┘OU
MAY STILL FIND A SYSTEM HAVING ONLY ╧╠─ ╨╒╬╘┼╥ PROTOCOL; THIS IS MUCH SLOWER.
╞OR TRANSFERS WITH OTHER COMPUTER TYPES, ╪═╧─┼═ PROTOCOL IS OFTEN USED -
E.G.├╨/═ OR ═╙-─╧╙ BASED AND COMMERCIAL INFO-SERVICES SUCH AS ├╧═╨╒╙┼╥╓┼.
╦┼╥═╔╘ IS MOST LIKELY TO BE USED FOR TRANSFERS TO AND FROM ╔┬═ OR ─┼├ MAINF-
RAME COMPUTERS; THOUGH THERE ARE ╦┼╥═╔╘ PROGRAMS FOR MOST COMMON MICROS ALSO. MORE....
═OST 64-MAINFRAME TRANSFERS ARE ╘┼╪╘ (PRINTABLE) DATA, HENCE ╦┼╥═╔╘-┬╒╞╞ AND
╦┼╥═╔╘-─╔╙╦ ROUTINES TRANSLATE FROM THE 64'S ╨┼╘┴╙├╔╔ TO THE STANDARD ┴╙├╔╔
CHARACTER CODES. ╔F NON-PRINTABLE DATA MUST BE TRANSFERRED, AS IS, THEN THE
╦┼╥═╔╘┬ (┬ FOR ┬╔╬┴╥┘) ROUTINES CAN BE USED.
╞OR THE DISK VERSIONS OF THESE ROUTINES, YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR A
FILE NAME ┬┼╞╧╥┼ ─╧╫╬╠╧┴─. ┴DDITIONALLY YOU'LL BE PROMPTED TO SAVE FILES ┴╞╘┼╥
─╧╫╬╠╧┴─ WHEN USING THE BUFFER ACCESS VERSIONS. ╫HEN ╒╨╠╧┴─╔╬╟ WITH THE DISK
ROUTINES, YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR A FILE NAME ┬┼╞╧╥┼ ╒╨╠╧┴─. ╔T WILL THEN
BE READ DIRECTLY FROM DISK.
╥┼═┼═┬┼╥: ╒╨╠╧┴─ FROM BUFFER USES THE ├╒╥╥┼╬╘ BUFFER CONTENTS. ╘╚┼ ┼╬─