robertm@dartvax.UUCP (Robert P. Munafo) (02/26/84)
@ (The bug won't get my message now...)
I am looking for a method of transferring files (not just data,
but files) between low-end home computers using phone modems (300
or 1200 baud). This could be in the form of software which is made
for each of several different systems by the same software company,
or in the form of a standard protocol which is specified in terms
of the "conversation" which the two machines have during the
connection.
The general idea is to allow Apple, Commodore, TRS-80, Atari,
IBM-PC, TI, etc. owners to send files to others within local calling
distance. BASIC programs on the sender machine should end up in the
standard BASIC program format on the receiving machine, and TEXT files
from the sender should end up in the receiver's standard text file
format. Although APPLESOFT keywords would not be recognized when run
on a Commodore, the program would still list correctly and could be
edited to work correctly, or sent along to another nearby Apple owner.
Anyway, let me know about any program or standard protocol which
would let me do this . . .
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Robert P. Munafo ...!{decvax,cornell,linus}!dartvax!robertm