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- Date: 23 May 1986 0807-EDT
- From: "Bernie AT&T:617-467-5664 LDP Workstations" <EIBEN@MARLBORO.DEC.COM>
- To: sy.fdc@cu20b
- Subject: CP/M-80 Kermit Bootstrapping Procedure Corrected
-
- Here is a fixed version of the CP/M bootstrapping program. The version that
- has been listed in the CP/M-80 Kermit manual for the past several years failed
- to store the end of the file after downloading it into memory. The new version
- stores in multiples of 2 sectors [256 bytes] and could have a 'overrun' of that
- much, however without problems, since the Control-Z does the magic. Unlike the
- previous version, this program displays the data on the screen while capturing
- it into memory.
-
- Probably you want to include the 'program' - for the guy who has an editor AND
- the DDT-form. I believe that the assembler will catch typos easier than DDT -
- and not everybody is fluent enough in DDT to correct typos on the fly.
-
- The Rainbow was able to 'fetch' at 2400 baud, VT180 only checked at 1200 baud.
- You might want to check on your micros, first thing to go [speed-wise] could be
- the 'visual' display - although I NEEDED to see the 'bytes' trickling in - and
- its also quite handy to see a 'blotch' coming on the VT180 - so you know right
- away when a transfer wasn't clean.
-
- - Bernie
-