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Re: need help on adt tansfers-- ADT & AppleWin & sector ordering
> gfs writes ...
>
>
> It does boot but i get
> a funny menu.It looks like this:
>
> ----------------------------------
> BBUU 1100 I I
> LLNNTT 88BBTT I I
> PPRRTT NNNN I I
> SSOO I I
> SSOO I I
> I I
> ss oossllcc,,<-<->->tt hhnnee I I
> I I
> ---------------------------------
>
> AND IT ALSO HAS SOME FUNNY CHARACTERES ON THE
> UPPER LEFT CORNER LIKE
>
> @
> @
> #
> #
> @
> @
> #
> #
>
> (FOR THE @ I'M SURE WHERE I PUT THE # IS SOME DOTS
> LIKE CURSOR POSITION,NOT A SPECIFIC SYMBOL.)
>
Do not know why/how you would get the above display. From my experiments with
ZLINK, I seem to recall that it does behave differently depending upon the
existence of a config/prefs file and, definitely, takes some 'getting used to'.
In case your ZLINK disk does not include docs, you can find the zlinkinfo.txt
information file on Dr. Tom's USA2WUG site at ...
http://www.grin.net/~cturley/USA2WUG/Utilities/
> So i tried my luck with a GS that i have at work and i got the right menu.
> But now i try to download my files and i don't know what is happening.
....
BluPhoenyx suggested checking your IIe cable and SSC settings. The following
may help.
Super Serial Card IIe modem cable
According to a diagram in the "Modem Works" manual, there is a special modem
cable recommended for connecting to a Super Serial Card to get hardware handshaking
flow control:
SSC side Modem side
25-pin 25-pin
2 -------> 2
3 <------- 3
4 -------> 4
5 & 8 <--- 5
6 <------- 8
7 <------> 7
20 ------> 20
For NULL modem transfers, the Modem side plugs into the NULL modem connector.
You can check the cable you are using with an Ohm meter.
Super Serial Card info
SSC info is available at several places including ...
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2T1TCOM.html#013
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