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Digital Innovations File Transporter
Shareware Version 2.1
Copyright (C) 1989-92 by Digital Innovations
All rights reserved.
Table of Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Other Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Command Line Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Technical Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Corporate and Quantity Purchases . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1
INTRODUCTION
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This is a reliable, easy to use shareware file transfer
utility that uses the serial communication adaptors (also known as
"serial ports") in your PCs. Use it when you need to get files
from one system to another, under circumstances such as:
1) The two systems have dissimilar disk drives (5.25" vs. 3.5",
for example) and you can't or don't want to buy and install an
additional drive in one of them.
2) The two systems both have 5.25" drives, but one is a high-
density "AT" style and the other a low-density "XT" style, and
you find that one of them won't read disks written on by the
other.
3) You have different versions of DOS on the two systems, and have
the same trouble as 2 above.
4) You have more files to transfer from the hard disk in one system
to the hard disk in the other system than will fit on one
floppy (or files that are too big), and you hate to have to go
through a slow backup/restore operation (which will also be
derailed by the kinds of problems mentioned in 1, 2 and 3).
Worse yet, you have to manually pick groups of files that will
fit on one disk using the direct copy method.
5) The other file transfer utilities you've tried are just too
expensive, unreliable, cumbersome to use, just plain don't work
period, require you to change your system configuration files or
install memory-consuming resident programs or device drivers,
or all of the above. (All too common, I'm afraid.)
6) The commercial or shareware terminal programs are cumbersome,
requiring a lot of technical set-up by the user. (Do you really
care about or want to learn the difference between XMODEM and
KERMIT protocols, or what "8 bits no parity one stop" means?)
7) You would just like a simple, inexpensive method of getting the
files from one system into another with a minimum of fuss and as
conveniently as possible.
2
FEATURES
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The Digital Innovations File Transporter is the solution to
all of the above problems, and many others:
* Worried that a shareware utility isn't going to do the job as
fast as the commercial ones? The Transporter runs as fast as they
do; the speed depends on how fast your system can accept data
coming to it via the serial port, not the top speed of the serial
ports themselves (so don't believe the claims of certain companies
saying they are "the fastest with XXX,000 per second"). It also
depends on how fast your system can access the disks, and whether
you've loaded the system down with memory-resident utilities (such
as on-screen clocks, timed hard-disk parkers, timed anti burn-in
screen blankers, multitasking programs, etc.) that eat up processor
time in the background. The Transporter automatically adjusts its
sending rate to accommodate your machines.
* Not sure about serial port parameters and how to set them?
Forget it, the Transporter sets them up the way it needs them.
* You've got more than one port in your machine, but you're not
sure which is "COM1", "COM2", "COM3" and "COM4"? Forget it, the
Transporter automatically detects which port you've got the cable
plugged into. (Just be ABSOLUTELY SURE that you really are
plugging it into a serial port. DO NOT accidentally plug a cable
from an RS232 serial port on one machine into the printer or
monitor port of another! Doing so WILL destroy the non-RS232 port!
If you're not sure, seek competent technical help.)
* Worried about serial cable wiring, control lines, etc? Forget
it, you only need 3 wires. If both of your machines use 25 pin
connectors, you would need a simple "null modem" cable with female
connectors on both ends wired like this:
Computer "A" Computer "B"
2---------------3
(25-pin) 3---------------2 (25-pin)
7---------------7
If one of the machines has a 9 pin connector, the cable should
be wired like this:
Computer "A" Computer "B"
2---------------2
(25-pin) 3---------------3 (9-pin)
7---------------5
3
On the other hand, if they are both 9 pin, then this would be
the correct cable wiring:
Computer "A" Computer "B"
2---------------3
(9-pin) 3---------------2 (9-pin)
5---------------5
If there are other wires in the cable, that's OK; the
Transporter ignores them. If you don't care to wire your own
cable, or the cable you have on hand isn't wired correctly or
doesn't fit, a quick visit to your local Radio Shack or computer
retailer should provide you with the necessary cabling, gender
changers, and null modem adaptors that you may need.
* You've tried other file transfer utilities that requires one of
the machines to be in a "slave mode" and don't like it? The
Transporter is a fully symmetrical design; there is no slave mode
to worry about. The same program runs on both machines, and they
behave identically.
* The other file transfer utilities you've tried take up too much
space on your laptop's hard disk or RAM disk? The Transporter is
written entirely in Assembler, for speed and disk space efficiency.
Compare the Transporter to others with a similar feature set.
* You say you don't care for utilities with complicated setup
requirements, confusing operator screens, that throw a lot of
technical jargon at you, or leaves you out in left field wondering
what to do next? We put a lot of thought into making the
Transporter easy to use, and think you'll be pleased.
4
OPERATION
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To start up the Transporter, type XPORT on both machines.
The first screen that will appear is an advisory, letting you know
that XPORT is waiting for a response from the other system.
Assuming that you have properly installed a serial