¢ST LISTINGS¢ON MONTHLY DISK¢...and how to get them¢¢by CHARLES JACKSON¢Antic Technical Editor¢¢For those ST owners who do not yet¢own a C compiler, but are eager to¢try out Antic's C language listings,¢we are now including the executable¢object code on the Antic Monthly¢Disk.¢¢XXX¢¢All disk files with extenders¢of .PRG, .TOS, .TPP and .ACC are¢compiled ST programs, ready to be¢transferred to an ST disk and¢executed. Given enough disk space,¢we will also include the source¢code. 'C' source code files will¢have a .C extender, assembly¢language source code will have¢an .S extender.¢¢XXX¢¢PORTING FILES¢Before using an ST program, you must¢transfer it to an ST disk. This¢process of transferring files¢between computers is called¢"porting."¢¢XXX¢¢ To port a file from the Antic¢Monthly disk to an ST disk, you'll¢need the Linkline programs from¢the August 1985 issue.¢(LINKLINE.PRG and LINKLINE.EXE¢ are both included on this disk).¢¢¢¢XXX¢¢If you don't have Linkline, you¢may also use:¢¢ - A telecommunications program¢for the ST which supports XMODEM¢file transfers.¢FLASH or PC/InterComm will work).¢¢XXX¢¢ - A similar program for your¢8-bit Atari which supports XMODEM¢file transfers. Chameleon or¢BackTalk will work. Unfortunately,¢HomeTerm won't do the job because it¢translates all carriage returns into¢ATASCII value 155. Also, don't¢expect to succeed at ST porting with¢any version of AMODEM.¢¢XXX¢¢A - 8-bit Atari computer¢B - An Atari 850 Interface Module¢ with a modem cable¢ (RS-232 to D-9.)¢C - Null modem connector¢D - Gender changer (if required)¢E - Your ST¢¢¢①②②②❎ ①②②②❎ ①②②②❎ ①②②②❎ ①②②②❎¢| A |=>| B |=>| C |=>| D |=>| E |¢ə②②②⇨ ə②②②⇨ ə②②②⇨ ə②②②⇨ ə②②②⇨¢¢¢ Sample porting configuration¢¢XXX¢¢ IMPORTANT: If you're not using¢Linkline, both modem programs¢must be configured similarly. If¢your 8-bit software is set for 1200¢baud, your ST software also must be¢configured for 1200 baud.¢¢ Additionally, BOTH programs must¢be set for 8-bit (binary) file¢transfers.¢¢XXX¢¢ Once both computers are linked¢together you may begin the file¢transfer. You can also reverse this¢procedure to transfer files from ST¢disks to your 8-bit machine.¢¢XXX¢¢WALK-THROUGH DEMO¢¢1) LINKLINE:¢Once both LINKLINE programs are¢running, place the monthly disk¢into the 5-1/4" drive, and sit¢down at the ST. Choose the¢LOAD A FILE option and type in¢the name of the file you want to¢transfer. LINKLINE will pull¢the file off of the monthly disk,¢and save it to an ST disk.¢¢That's it. You're done.¢¢XXX¢WALK-THROUGH DEMO¢¢2) MODEM PROGRAMS¢¢Let's walk-through a sample file¢transfer. We'll use BackTalk on an¢8-bit machine, and FLASH on the ST.¢¢ Configure BackTalk for 1200 baud,¢with Full Duplex and ASCII¢translation. Press [SELECT],¢choose the XSEND option, select¢XMODEM protocol and enter the name¢of the file you wish to port.¢¢XXX¢¢ From the ST desktop, double click¢on FLASH.PRG. Make sure FLASH is¢running at 1200 baud. Type <ALT>-B¢to change baud rates, if necessary.¢ Now type <ALT>-R (for RECEIVE).¢When the file selector box appears,¢press [ESCAPE] and type the name of¢the file to receive. Press [RETURN]¢or click on OK.¢¢ To begin the transfer, press the¢[START] button on the 8-bit Atari.¢¢XXX¢¢ Occasionally some versions of¢XMODEM will append extra "garbage"¢characters to your files. Text¢files, such as C listings, are¢particularly susceptible to this¢problem. If your implementation of¢XMODEM appends garbage characters to¢your source code, you must remove¢those characters with a text editor¢before compiling the program.¢¢
