Re: CC65 and Apple II

[dalloff@gcfn.org (Dave Althoff Jr)]

Dennis Jenkins (dennis@usb.com) wrote:
: Scott Alfter wrote:
: > 
: > Sounds like the hard way to get the code into your II, given that comm
: > programs already exist (some of 'em, like Kermit, are even free).  I've had
: > ProTERM 3.0 for eons (probably 9 or 10 years now) and would recommend it or
: > a later version.

: Yes it is, especially when it takes 10 minutes or so to move 17K.....
: What I'm looking for is move of a solution where I can make a Makefile
: target called "xfer" that will transfer my binary to the Apple II, so I
: could do a 'make all; make xfer', and I would also want to type the
: smallest amount of keystrokes on the Apple II to get the receiving
: program up and running.  'IN#2' seemed like a good idea until I
: benchmarked it...

Well...I think Kermit-65 supports a startup macro.  Still slower than
ZMODEM, but you could type IN#2 on the Apple, then have the host machine
fire off a few commands to start the comm program and initiate the receive...

Cheating?  Perhaps.  But at least the keystrokes aren't coming from the
Apple...

--Dave Althoff, ][.
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