Re: HELP HELP HELP ADT122

["Ernest" <leucoplast@seanet.com>]

Yes, I checked the syntax also, and it is correct.

As an experiment, I tried doing it the somewhat old fashioned way -I semi
hand typed it.

If you save a copy of the adt.dmp file as a .txt file, and then open it up,
you can see the information that the file has, and how it's entered into the
apple II

On the apple, type the IN#2, and [control-A] 6B, just like the directions
say. Then, assuming that you are able to communicate with your apple via, in
my case, HyperTerminal, you can type the first couple of lines, by hand, at
the HT prompt. Don't worry if it doesn't type out on the HT screen -just
watch the apple screen to see that the info is transferring. Type these
lines first:

3D0G
NEW
CALL-151
803:4C 0E 08 05 00

You should see these characters displayed on your apple II. Hit the enter
key at the end of each line, and the 0 are zeros. After you type these
commands, you should see the apple prompt change from the ] symbol to the *
symbol. This means that you are ready to copy the rest of the information in
ADT.TXT file.

To do this, go back to your ADT.TXT file and select everything after the
803:4C line. These are the lines that begin with the : character. Do not
select the very last line, which you will hand type after the selected
information is sent to the apple II.

After you have selected all of the lines that begin with :, right click on
the selected lines and chose COPY from the menu that pops up. Then, click
once on the title bar of the HT window so that it pops back to the front of
your screen. Do not click in the main body of HT, as this seems to confuse
the transfer somehow.

Now, RIGHT click on the main body of the HT window, and chose the PASTE TO
HOST option. This will begin transferring the text from the ADT.TXT file to
your apple. It takes a few minutes, and you should see the text displayed on
your apple II.

After that finishes, hit the enter key again, and hand type the last line of
the ADT.TXT file, and hit the enter key again.

You should see the light on your Apple II floppy drive light up, as the
apple saves the information to the disk.

After that, you have to do the same basic thing with the ADTCFG.BAS file.
Save a copy of the ADTCFG.BAS file as ADTCFG.TXT, type the first few lines
at the HT prompt, and then select, copy, and paste to host the rest of the
.txt file, except for the last line, which you type by hand again. Hit the
enter key, again, and you should see the program saved to your floppy disk
on the Apple.

Now, type BRUN ADT on the Apple, and the ADT program should load up. This
worked like a charm for me, even if it is a bit tedious.

This method is tedious, and I'm not exactly sure of why it's such a pain to
transfer the .dmp and .bas file from Windows 95/98 HyperTerminal but at
least this method does work, finally. Also, the Readme.txt file of the ADT
program says that these two files need to be sent using ASCII mode but HT
doesn't give you that option. When you go to send a file to the Apple, the
only options that HT gives you is Xmodem, Zmodem, Kermit, etc.. but no
simple ASCII transfer option. I tried monkeying around with it but it
doesn't seem to want to work for me, on either a NULL or STRAIGHT-thru
cable, in Terminal or Communication config on the SS card.

There are probably better terminal programs to use, in MSDOS mode
preferably, but I haven't been able to find a simple DOS based terminal
program that allows ASCII transfers directly to the PC Com port -they all
want to use a modem.

Does anyone know of a MSDOS based terminal program that will allow transfers
via a Com port -not via a modem?

But like I said before, it only needs to be done once, and then you can make
as many copies of the adt files on your apple as you want.

Good luck,

Ernest

Remember,  you only have to do it once, and then the transfer headaches are
over.
Avram J. Berman wrote in message <38976FCC.5D5F5C9C@ajba.com>...
>I got my dos 3.3 master disk and booted it up and typed in#2 and then
>control a and got the ssc: prompt and then typed 6b for 300 baud - that
>was simple.  I set the dip switches on the super
>serial card according the the adt122 documentation, using a null modem
>cable - that was simple.
>
>At the dos prompt I typed in:
>mode com1: baud=300 data=8 parity=n
>and then
>type adt.dmp >com1:
>
>"yes I am in the right directory with the right path to adt.dmp
>I get the message, "write fault error writing device 1.  Does this mean
>the problem is on the pc side or the apple?"
>
>so close and yet so far.
>kindest regards aj
>
>p.s. when i load up adt.exe on the pc and choose com:1 it see's it.
>