Re: ADT for the Comm Card, plus a new utility for .DSK image files

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Paul Schlyter writes ...
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> Some new stuff is now available for download at
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>     http://hotel04.ausys.se/pausch/apple2/dsk.html
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> ADT (Apple Disk Transfer) for Apple Comm Card
>     http://hotel04.ausys.se/pausch/apple2/ADT_SC.ZIP
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> ADT for Apple Communications Card
> 
> This is an adaptation of Paul Guertin's ADT (Apple Disk Transfer) utility
> so it runs on the older Apple Communications Card.bit rate.
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> 
> ADT_SC.ZIP contains the files below:
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> ADT_SC.DSK     .DSK image of S-C Asm source for ADT: 
>                Super Serial & Comm Card versions
>      Text files:
> ADT_SS.ASM     ADT for Super Serial Card: S-C Assembler source
> ADT_CC.ASM     ADT for Comm Card (hi speed only): S-C Assembler source
> ADT.DIF        Differences between ADT_SS.ASM and ADT_CC.ASM
> ADT_SS.BIN     ADT for Super Serial Card: hex dump of executable
> ADT_CC.BIN     ADT Comm Card (hi speed only): hex dump of executable
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     Finally got a chance to try out your new modified ADT on our II+. It has a
1983 Computer Associates J13 serial card. The card would not work with regular
ADT because it is not SSC-compatible.

     The text of the dump you included in your 27 April posting was copied and
saved as a (PC) Text file. Using Hyperterm (set to screen out LF's in line
enders), the dump was sent to the II+ at 300 baud. It seemed to arrive okay and
saved itself as ADT.CC on the DOS 3.3 diskette.

     At 19,200 baud, ADT.CC worked like a champ! There was no problem getting a
PC directory; and, both received and sent disk images checked out.

     The same test was done with the ADT.CC from the ADT_SC.DSK included in the
ADT_SC.ZIP file mentioned above. It checked out fine, too (at 19,200 baud).

     A checksum run on the two ADT.CC files showed a difference. What I'm
wonder is whether the difference between the files is important. Like, is there
a bug in the original April 27 version or did you make just cosmetic changes to
get the newer ADT.CC?



Rubywand