Connector
More and more I came to rely on Connector to transfer
occasional files to and fro, and to install new applications on the Psion.
That works reasonably well, and I established the following set-up:
I have a Connector script I wrote for my own use to set the whole thing up, which you can download from here. Copy it into the "scripts" directory within Connector, and run it by clicking on the second icon from the top on the left hand side of the main Connector window that opens, and then double click on the "Series 5" entry. You should also click the "Menu" button over the iconbar icon, and click on "Choices" and "Transfers". Set the "Truncate filename to" entry to some large number (e.g. 30), then click on "OK" and "Save". After that, it's a matter of setting up the Series 5 Comms application as follows:
Speed Problems?
If gibberish appears, check that the settings are actually the
same at both ends, reducing the speed from 57600 if necessary. File transfer
is done with the "Send File" and "Receive File" buttons. When
you start the S5 doing one of those, select "YModem (batch)"
Protocol, and filenames will be preserved (as long as they aren't too long
on the Psion, in which case RISC OS will truncate them). Use the "File
Transfer" menu in Connector to send or receive to or from the S5.
Again, be prepared to reduce the speed to (say) 19200 baud if things don't
work. I have a theory that Series 5 machines with ROM version 1.00 are just
on the edge of working with high Comms speeds. My first machine wouldn't
reliably work above 19,200 baud, and several other folk have observed the
same thing with their machines. My new one with ROM v1.01 goes happily at
57,600 baud, and I've been in touch with others with the same experience,
including one who has found that having his ROM upgraded suddenly boosted
the performance of the Comms application. One word of warning, don't try
this after using PocketFS with a Series 3a machine, as files are
liable to get corrupted! I have found that a re-boot of my Risc PC is
helpful before starting to move files, just to ensure the serial port has
been released properly.
Long File Names
Don't forget that RISC OS will truncate filenames regardless
of the setting in Connector unless you use software to support long
file names on an Acorn. For more details, see my review of Win95FS
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