Re: How send Applesoft program to PC-DOS

[CUTjefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff Blakeney)]

On 28 Oct 1997 20:19:23 -0500, dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave
Althoff) wrote:

>Oh.  Wait a minute, I forgot...you don't have a comm program for the ][.
>
>Well, maybe that will help.  Okay, do this instead.  Make sure that your
>serial ports are connected together, and run the comm program on your PC. 
>Now, for our purposes, lets assume you have the serial card in Slot #2.
>
>Force the PC into terminal mode.
>
>Make sure the ][ is displaying a *40-column* screen.
>
>Now, try typing "IN#2" on the ][.  Type something on the PC.  It should
>appear on the Apple.  (Cool, ain't it?!)
>
>In fact, try typing "PR#2".  On either computer.  Now, you should get an
>Applesoft prompt on your terminal screen!  In fact, you can use the PC
>comm program as a keyboard for your ][!
>
>All right, at this point, you should have data flying back and forth
>between the two machines.  On the ][, type "POKE 33,33".  
>
>Now, on the PC, tell your comm program to start a text capture.  Tell it
>to add line feeds after carriage returns.
>
>On the ][, load the BASIC program, and type LIST.  The program listing
>will appear on the Apple screen and be dumped into the PC comm program's
>capture buffer.
>
>To break communications, type "IN#0" and "PR#0" on the ][.

This is the method that I was going to describe to him.  The only
things I might add is that you have to make sure that the PC and II's
baud rates are the same.  Preferably 19200 if you want a speedy
transfer.

Second thing is that once you have typed IN#2 and PR#2 (or 1 if the
serial port is in slot 1) is that everything should be typed using the
PC keyboard.  This is because anything you type on the II after those
two commands will NOT appear on the II's screen.  It is much easier to
type it on the PC as everything you type and would normally be
displayed on the II will be displayed by the PC's terminal program.

I have actually used this method to transfer BASIC programs from my PC
to my II.  It sure makes things easier.