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- Brief docs for TRANSFER.ACC
-
-
- (Complete docs and WXYTR/TRANSFER program and support files are available
- on my BBS in TRANS127.ARC - Van)
-
-
- TRANSFER.ACC DESK ACCESSORY
-
- VT-52 Emulation:
-
- Click on VT-52 and the screen will be cleared and you will be able to manually
- send and recieve data just like the emulator.acc. You can also use F1 to
- capture incoming data (into a file, no buffer), and F10 will close the file.
- Additionally, the arrow keys will send VT-52 type codes (esc-A for uparrow,
- etc.) and the Clr/Home key will send a break (if you have SET 1:0,7:8, this
- will get back to Telenet). Undo exits the emulator (the screen will be lost).
- Characters with their 8th bit set will be displayed in reverse video.
-
- Port Setting:
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- Click on Config, then set the baud rate, parity, etc. you desire.
- If you have a resource construction set, you can change the preselected
- configuration by setting the buttons you want to default in the .rsc file.
- Otherwise this information is not saved when changed and the port will be
- set upon boot-up to 1200, 8n1, no-flow, but will probabaly be overridden
- by any communications program.
-
- Phone (chatting):
-
- Click on phone, any recieved characters will be displayed in the top window,
- and any characters you type will be sent AND be displayed in the bottom
- window. Wordwrap is implemented. This is useful if calling a friend instead
- of a BBS.
-
- Up/Downloading:
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- 1. click on send if you want to send, or recieve if you want to recieve.
-
- if sending...
- 2. click on the variant, Xmodem, Ymodem, Ymodem 1K (for Forem type systems),
- or Accelerate. WXmodem will automatically be detected from Xmodem.
- 3. if your reciever is out of spec, and requires either CRC or Checksum
- click on the Force Option. (some Atari 8 bit machines require these).
- 4. if you are sending many files, or one in batch, click batch, otherwise
- click OK. If you wish to abort, click cancel.
- 5. a File Selector box will appear. Click on each file you want - and click
- on OK, If sending batch, click on OK for each file, then on cancel to
- start the batch send.
- 6. A box will appear giving a last chance to cancel, otherwise you may choose
- to send a yes/no to the BBS to start the transfer. This way you can stop
- at "READY FOR TRANSFER (Y/N)?" on citadels, then provide the "Y", or at
- "is the file longer than XXX bytes" on Forem (send N<cr>) so you will have
- more time to use the selector boxes.
- 7. the file(s) will be sent - the progress will appear in a dialog box with
- alert boxes upon completion. The length of the file will be displayed.
-
- if receiving...
- 2. click on WXmodem if you desire this protocol (or SEAlink).
- 3. if using X/Y modem, click on "quick & dirty" if you are downloading small
- files on a reliable line - it will send the ack early, but will cancel
- the transfer if even one bad block is found.
- 4. Click on Force Checksum if you don't want CRC to be tried (for some out
- of spec programs). Click overwrite if you wish recieved files to
- replace existing files if the filenames are the same. (Some Atari 8 bit)
- 5. Click Batch for batch transfers, or OK - a batch transfer will force batch
- mode in either case (required for SEAlink).
- 6. A File selector box will appear. Select the directory for the files to
- go into, and the name the file should take if it is not a batch transfer
- (a default name if Batch is not working from the senders end).
- 7. A box will appear giving a last chance to cancel, otherwise you may choose
- to send a yes/no to the BBS to start the transfer. This way you can stop
- at "READY FOR TRANSFER (Y/N)?" on citadels, then provide the "Y" from this
- dialog box.
- 8. A dialog box will monitor the progress, with alert boxes when done or
- aborted. In batch, the expected length of the file will be displayed.
-
-
- NOTE: The ABORT button on the progress dialog functions only with the mouse.
- Move the mouse into the box and click. Hold the button down - it
- may take several seconds to be recognized.
-
- SEAlink has been added as a recieve option. Simply select it as you would
- WXmodem recieve, and always specify batch and proceed as for batch.
-
- Config will allow you to set the port. It comes up as 1200 baud, 8 bits,
- no parity, 1 stop. You can change it to what is needed.
-
- VT-52 emulation has been added. It does the normal ASCII keyboard, and in
- addition sends the proper codes for the arrow keys, and the Clr/Home will
- send a Break condition. F1 will open a file and capture any data (up to
- 4K) recieved so far, and any additional until F10 or Undo is pressed.
- F10 simply closes the file, Undo will also exit.
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