Re: Downloading from internet for GS

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jdicha1@tiger2.ocs.lsu.edu (Jeff A Dicharry) wrote:
>I've got a question regarding using my GS to call a UNIX shell.  I can
>easily get through and use the shell, the only problem is that with
>downloading.  I use a 14.4 USR Sportster modem with Proterm and Spectrum
>and every time I go to download with my "sz filename" command, I error out
>with CRC errors.  I don't get much further than 10 seconds until I error
>out and the transfer stops.  I've tried playing around with various
>settings, it's not just zmodem; it's x and y as well.

Probably a handshaking problem.  Hop down to the local computer store and
get a Macintosh high speed modem cable and use it to replace your current
cable.

Proterm also has trouble when the unix system is busy.  If you have the
right cable, try seeing if the problem will go away when the unix system is
less busy.


>My question is this - has anyone had this trouble before?  Does anyone
>have any suggestions to as what my settings should be (bin, text, etc)
>while downloading from the shell?  Of course, I am downloading apple II 
>files which I got off the ground through FTP.

bin.

>Incidently - Kermit works to download, but when it comes time to unshrink
>or unbinscii, I get CRC errors and it won't do it.  SHK's are damaged,
>BSC's corrupted.  
>
>Any suggestions?  I have 6.01, but have tried 6.0 to see if there was s
>conflict... no luck!  Thanks a lot!

Make sure when you FTP SHK's that you do so in binary mode.  For BSC's,
just cat the file and save the output in the capture buffer as text and then
decode the text file.