papa%USC-CSE@USC-ECL.ARPA (04/19/84)
From: Marco Papa <papa%USC-CSE@USC-ECL.ARPA>
PC-Talk III supports ASCII, Binary, and XMODEM file transfers. Most BBS
also support all three transfers. The set-up protocol works the same for
all of the transfer types, except that in the last two cases you have to
append '=b' (for binary) or '=x' (for XMODEM) to the file specification of
the destination file on your micro.
For example, a typical file transfer using XMODEM protocol would look like
this (comments are between {}):
{here you are connected to the BBS}
Upload, Download ? [U/D] : D
File transfer type - Ascii, Binary, XMODEM [A/B/X] : X
Filename: BBSFILE.COM
Escape back to your micro and start XMODEM protocol
<ALT-R> {<---- after this you are talking to PC-TALK again}
FILE SPECIFICATION : myfile.com=x <ENTER>
{Once you have pressed <ENTER> you will see a message indicating that
the protocol is in effect:}
*** Holding for Start...
{If you are receiving, you will now see messages like these:}
Received block #1
Received block #2