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- THIS FILE IS A BRIEF REVIEW OF MEX10, AND CONTAINS A FEW HINTS DERIVED
- FROM TRIAL AND ERROR EXPERIMENTATION......
-
- MEX10 is yet another modem program....and for those using MDM7, there arises
- the question "What does MEX offer that MDM7 doesn't already have, or that you
- don't need anyway?" There is a great deal of truth there, but as a dedicated
- MDM7 user, I offer the following comments after just a few days of using MEX.
- First, I'm already convinced that MEX is the most powerful modem program I've
- come across. MDM7 is excellent, but doesn't begin to offer the power and
- flexibility that MEX offers. Probably the most exciting area is the dynamic
- ability to change program paramaters very easily in real time, and command
- line processing with simple command files. As an example (very simple), the
- following one line file (much like a submit file) will with a single command
- entry (get FILE.QQQ), do the following:
-
- MEX] A0>>GET FILE.QQQ ;entered command
- MEX] A0>>SENDOUT XMODEM S FILE.QQQ ;MEX sends out request
- (WAITS FOR REPLY) ;remote system responds (XMODEM...etc)
- MEX] A0>>R FILE.QQQ ;MEX sets up receive
- (TRANSFERS FILE)
- B0> ;back to remote system!!!
-
- Here is the one line file that does all this (GET.MEX):
-
- SENDOUT "XMODEM S {1}";R {1}
-
- Those who have used submit files will appreciate the parameters {n}.
-
- A file for transfering library member files is just slightly more complicated.
-
- MEX] A0>>GETL NAME.LBR NAME.MBR ;Single command (the name GETL is
- ;arbitrary..and is filename that
- ;contains the following text)
- SENDOUT "XMODEM L {1} {2}";*R {2} ;MEX command file
-
- These command files can be used for many purposes, and can change operating
- parameters for particular systems called (even such things as parity, stop
- bits, etc for particular systems).
-
- All this flexibility is not without its price, however! As is always the
- case, increased power and flexibility also leads to increased complexity.
- Thats a polite way of saying that MEX is not for the beginner. The array of
- commands and variables under the control of the operator in real time is
- more than a little overwhelming at first. Also, there are many people who
- will never need all the power and flexibility offered, and will find the
- much simpler to use MDM7 satisfies all their needs. MEX is of most value
- to those who need its greatly increased power for non-typical uses
- (main-frame com., etc) or those who will enjoy the use of a "sports car"
- and the programming challenge it offers.
-
- Just one man's opinion.....
-
- Norman Beeler
- Sunnyvale, Ca