perl@rdin.UUCP (05/03/84)
<> I find myself in need of a program for transfering data between an IBM PC and a UNIX system. This is the way I need this transfer to take place: Start up some kind of terminal program on the PC and logon to the UNIX system. Once logged in, type some kind of command that will start up a communications program on the UNIX system and start transfering files between the UNIX system and the PC. For those of you familiar with cu(1), what I am asking for is philosophically the same as the %put and %take commands, but I would prefer that it use some kind of protocol like XMODEM to allow the transfer of binary files and assure an error free transfer. It must be able to transfer files to and from the PC. I am running UNIX System III on a MASSCOMP MC500 and PC-DOS on the PC. I would welcome any sources or pointers to sources or pointers to prepackaged systems or pointers to venders of prepackaged systems. Please mail to me (if possible). I will summarize to the net. Robert Perlberg Resource Dynamics Inc. New York philabs!rdin!perl
lmc@denelcor.UUCP (05/05/84)
I have found the terminal emulator written by Jim Holtman and his brother to be quite good - also its free, and the source comes with it. What more could a person ask? It makes the IBM PC emulate either an "HP-like" terminal or an adm3a. It does require the rs232int part of the IBM Asynchronous Comm Support. Its written in IBM Pascal (I recompiled the whole thing, and it still worked; something I can't say for all the software I've tried that on). It starts up *much* faster than the IBM emulator; the adm3a is a good emulation (works with vi and some other software that I've tried. A ventel autodialing modem is supported. For file transfer, you can do it the hard way (invoke ed or something, then dump the IBM file to the line, then finish up), an automatic up/down link (just for IBM<->UNIX; it does the work), and XMODEM protocols (the UNIX end source is provided too). All in all, an excellent working package. Jim's addresses are: Jim Holtman 201/361-3395 35 Dogwood Trail harpo!whuxlb!jph Randolph, NJ 07869 Thanks, Jim! -- Lyle McElhaney (hao,brl-bmd,nbires,csu-cs,scgvaxd)!denelcor!lmc