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- AtoB and BtoA, both written by Randy Lilly ( N3ET ), are very useful for
- sending binary files (such as word processor files, object files, and IFF
- picture or Music files) via the packet mail forwarding system. Although I
- have made icons for them, the icons don't call the program.. Use CLI by
- typing:
- BtoA <return>
- and
- AtoB
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- then enter file names ect... as requested.
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- Use BtoA to prepare a file, then send the resultant file. The receiving
- station then uses AtoB to derive the original file. By using this method,
- executable files (such as "stack"..), word processor files which contain
- binary (Scribble! ...), digital audio samples, and (IFF or any other format)
- pictures can be sent over the packet mail forwarding system!
-
- I reccommend that you send another separate message to the distant station in
- which you describe the file and any parameters it uses, along with the file
- size of the file you're sending, and the size of the file they'll end up with
- after performing a AtoB on the file.
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- If the file is large, consider using a program such as Arc ( also on this
- disk, this directory ) to compress the file before conversion
- to ASCII. The receiving station would also have to use Arc (or what ever
- compression program used) to un-compact the file after using BtoA.
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- Touchpad is an Amigabasic program (by WB3KRN) that makes Amiga act like a
- touch tone pad. The * is longer because our local 2 meter repeater needs
- to hear long * tones to bring up the phone patch.
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- Send questions to Kathy, WB3KRN @ K3RLI
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