Re: CP/M Comm program...maybe

[pausch@saafNOSPAM.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <ywn66szjefs.fsf@skunk.ind.tansu.com.au>,
Raoul Golan  <raoul@ind.tansu.n0-spam.com.au> wrote:
 
> "Ernest" <ernestls@home.com> writes:
> 
>> I think that I may have found a CP/M communication program on an Apple II
>> formatted disk for my softcard, and if so, then I'll start doing a serious
>> file transfer of CP/M software.
>> 
>> I found it on a CPMUG disk (#79) but I'm not sure if it will work or not,
>> since the "a" disk of a three disk set is missing -it's always something
>> isn't it!, however, I was looking at the .ASM files on the disks that I
>> have, and I think that each .ASM file is just a different version of the
>> same SMODEM program. For example, SMODEM37.ASM seems to be SMODEM version
>> 3.7 for the Hayes Smart Modem.
>> 
>> I haven't assembled the file yet but I bought a Hayes 300 baud Apple II
>> modem that I should be getting in the mail any day now, and I'll give it a
>> try when it gets here. The .ASM files have several lines that cover slot
>> numbers, so I'm hoping that this software will work with my modem.
>> 
>> Does anyone have any experience with any of this software? I may be jumping
>> the gun on this whole thing but I'm kind of excited to finally be able to
>> start copying CP/M software over to my Apple IIe.
>> 
>> I'll keep you CP/M fans updated. Feel free to offer any suggestions.
>> 
>> Ernest
> 
> Transferring files directly would be an advantage, but barring that,
> there is still the method of using ADT to transfer disk images and
> cpmtools to manipulate them on your pc (using linux, of course).

Aren't cpmtools written in a portable way, so anyone could choose
for themsevels on which OS to run them?

> That way you could still get CP/M files onto an Apple II, even if
> you have no CP/M comms software.
 
On the other hand you must then transfer all your CP/M software to
140K floppies.  Which would be quite impractical to me because I kept
all my Apple II CP/M software on 640K floppies (140K is a little too
small for the CP/M world -- many CP/M programs assume at least a 256K
floppy - the size of an 8" SSSD floppy, the only standard CP/M floppy
format there ever was).
 
I ended up modifying Kermit for the Appli-Card Z80 CP/M card plus the
Apple Comm Card (strapped for 1200/4800 bps rather than the original
110/300 bps).  With this Kermit I transferred some of my CP/M
programs to my PC some 12 years ago, and all of the rest some 5 years
ago.
 
Only recently did I get ADT to work on my Comm Card (ADT normally
assumes the Super Serial Card), and now I'm transferring my old
Apple DOS software as well, to run on emulators when I feel so
inclined.  As opposed to some of the CP/M software, I don't expect
to ever get any real use of my old Apple DOS software, but I'm
doing it only for nostalgic reasons.
 
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