Re: Downloading from internet for GS

[aw133@lafn.org (James Poore)]

In a previous article, jdicha1@tiger2.ocs.lsu.edu (Jeff A Dicharry) says:

>I have a question - have a GS and try to get things from sites such as the
>ground and I can never get them to work.  I know i need a Binscii
>converter, but GSCII+ NDA always gives me some type of error with what
>download.  I call the internet through lynx at my school and am forced to
>download in Proterm with Kermit.  Other times, though, I have found a way
>to use zmodem and such and use Spectrum and the same thing happens.  Could
>someone please review the concepts of downloading on the GS for me?  I am
>a little confused!  The program I really want to get to work is Hyper C.

I've had some problems in the past and most of them stemmed from having 
linefeeds at the end of a line.  Before using binscii or GSCII+ use a 
linefeed to carriage-return converter (like File Fixer or lfcr) and then 
try to unbinscii the file.

Jim

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