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- DOCUMENTATION FOR AMODEM VER. 4.2
- TERMINAL PROGRAM.
-
- This file will permit the ATARI
- to access an RCPM BBS that runs
- under the CP/M operating system.
- Also SOME ATARI BB Systems.
- And allow ATARI to ATARI transfer.
- It features uploading and downloading
- at 300 baud and is extremely user
- friendly.
- The file may be listed here with
- command D. AMODEM4 <Y/N>N
- Then captured and saved to disk.
- Then ENTERed with the interface
- "booted" by an AUTORUN.SYS file.
-
- When RUN, it will go into terminal
- mode at which time the user should
- dial the BBS. Some systems are of
- the RING-BACK variety, so you should
- be prepared to let the phone ring
- ONCE. You will then hang up and
- re-dial 10-15 seconds later.
- When the system connects, type a
- few <returns>s until the BBS responds.
- Follow the HELP commands of the
- system from here.
-
- TRANSLATION - SELECT T will toggle
- the translation mode between ATARI
- (No translation) and ASCII (Light
- translation). Use ATARI on ATARI
- Systems and ASCII on RCPM Systems.
-
- MENU - For ATARI Disk systems, you
- may list your Menus with SELECT M
- or SELECT 1 or 2 or 3 or 4.
- To find files or space for new files.
-
- DUPLEX - For ATARI to ATARI file
- transfer, you will need Half Duplex
- Since AMODEM sends no echo.
- You may toggle it with SELECT P.
- NOTE; Use ATARI Mode on each end.
-
- ---------------------------------
- NOTE: the commands XMODEM S and
- XMODEM R are for RCPM boards only
- For other boards, follow the
- directions for that system!
- For AMIS boards do function D or U
- then answer Y to XMODEM Protocol?
- ---------------------------------
-
- DOWNLOADING - To download from the
- BBS you must remember that it is
- controlled by a file called XMODEM.
- To have this file send a program to
- your ATARI, you must press <SELECT>
- key and type R to tell the ATARI to
- get ready to receive from XMODEM.
- You must then provide a FILESPEC
- to which the ATARI will save the
- program. This does not necessarily
- have to be the same name as the BBS
- has it saved as.
- Once back in terminal mode, type the
- command; XMODEM S <filename.ext>
- and then RETURN at which time the
- XMODEM controller will respond with
- a statement that it has opened its
- file and is prepared to transmit to
- your ATARI. To begin the procedure,
- press the START key and sit back
- and relax. The XMODEM will send the
- file, which can be of any type.
- The screen will turn RED and when
- the file has been downloaded, your
- ATARI will save it to your filespec.
- When the screen turns back to BLUE,
- the process is complete.
-
- TO UPLOAD - Reverse the procedure
- by pressing the SELECT and S keys
- to indicate you will Send to XMODEM
- the ATARI <filespec><RETURN>.
- Then type; XMODEM R <filename.ext>
- and RETURN which will tell XMODEM to
- prepare a filearea under that name
- to store the program you are going
- to send TO the BBS. To initiate
- the upload, press the START key and
- the computers will take over. Your
- screen will turn GREEN until the
- transfer is completed.
-
- TO CAPTURE DATA - Press SELECT then
- C and enter a filespec. To start
- press the START or OPTION key.
- All data that you see on the screen
- will be saved to memory. You may
- toggle the capture on and off with
- the OPTION key. When you are done,
- or the buffer is full, you can press;
- SELECT and D. This will Dump the
- memory to your filespec.
-
- NOTE ABOUT ATARI <FILESPEC>
- You may use any legal ATARI Device
- and filename and type. Example;
- D:MYFILE.BAS or D2:YOUR.PGM
- C: or P: or R2: or E:
- Remember that you can't send from
- the Printer and you may send and
- receive using the Editor (E:).
-
-
- Please leave any questions on the
- A.R.C.A.D.E. BBS at 313-978-8087
- or Compuserve PEM-450: 70355,602
- or write: Jim Steinbrecher
- 37220 Tricia Drive
- Sterling Hts, Mi 48077
-
-
- ************************************
-
- NOTE-
-
- There are many different versions of
- the AMODEM terminal program in use.
- The major versions <2.0, 3.0, 4.0>
- were released by the author, while
- the "sub-versions <3.1, 3.2, 4.1...>
- were mostly prepared as personal
- modifications by ATARI enthusiasts
- from all over the USA. For the most
- part, they added features such as
- mmultiple disk drive access or duplex
- toggles that were gathered together
- and refined by Jim, and included as
- standard features in the subsequent
- major version.
-
- One such sequence of evolution that
- illustrates this best, is the <M>enu
- option.
-
- Version 3.0 had send/recieve/menu
- access from D1: only. Ver. 3.1 added
- all 4 drive availability to this.
- When 4.0 was released in 10/82 this
- was a standard feature. Ver. 4.1
- modifies line 4000 and adds 2 other
- lines that permits the same <M>enu
- scroll of every drive as 4.0, but
- now permits the user to type simply
- a single number <1,2,3,4> to have
- only that single menu shown.
-
-
- SYSOP/Ron Luks
- CEMSIG <PEM-450>
- 71645,253
-
-