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- From: tchun@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Terrence Chun)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: Serial comms between Amiga and Tandy200 without terminal?
- Date: 22 Jan 1996 19:08:34 -0700
- Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
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- References: <4dv1if$ks8@nyx10.cs.du.edu> <wulfraedDLLDzL.8o4@netcom.com>
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- In article <wulfraedDLLDzL.8o4@netcom.com>,
- Dennis Lee Bieber <wulfraed@netcom.com> wrote:
-
- > > I read that it is possible to redirect the serial flow on a PC by typing
- > > something like COPY COM1: MYSTUFF.TXT in order to upload to the PC. Is
- > > there an equivalent for the Amiga? I've tried everything that I know
- > > (which isn't a whole lot).
- > >
- > Well, you could set preferences to the speed/handshaking mode in use,
- >and "copy <file> ser:" (to go out).
- >
- > But that mode would have no error checking performed. Personally, I'd
- >just set ZModem to text mode and send the files via the comm program (since
- >Zmodem will usually autostart and transfer file names, easy to synchronize).
-
- I'm just using the Tandy 200 as a dumb terminal to the Amiga, connected by
- a serial null-modem. The Tandy only has 18k of usable memory on-board, so
- I don't think that Zmodem (whose library on the Amiga alone is more than
- 18k) is really a viable option. Besides, they're just plain text files.
- Perhaps I could create a checksum on the Amiga side to compare once it
- reaches the Tandy (haven't had any problems yet, though).
-
- > What speeds are your comm programs set up to use?
-
- They're both transmitting 19200 baud through their respective serial
- ports. Pretty respectable, I think, for a 2.4 MHz little computer that
- runs on 4-AA batteries!
-
- -- Terrence
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