Re: Zmodem protocol for IIGS?

[Gary <dontyouspamme_vengefultacos@comcast.nospam.net>]

I've been using ZLink on my //c to transfer files over to my Linux box. It
does YModem batch transfers, which essentially Zmodem, as far as I can
tell. At the very least, I can transfer files between Linux and the Apple
using the "sz" and "rx" Linux command without any complaints. My //c can
only manage 9600 with ZLink, so it might be a bit slower than normal. ZLink
shareware... I'm not sure if the author is still contactable to recieve the
shareware payment.

There's also Modem Mgr, which has been released as freeware as I understand
it... I've downloaded it and am going to play with it a bit... The
installation seemed a bit complex, compared to ZLink. It does advertise
ZModem compatibility, however, so you might want to check it out first.

Both of these programs can be downloaded from:

http://www.gno.org/pub/apple2/prodos/comm/term/



Jayson Smith wrote:

> Hi everybody,
> New poster here.  I've got an IIGS Rom version 01 and a Linux box.  Trying
> to do stuff like transfering disk images back and forth, so I can use them
> on both the real IIGS and an Apple Emulator I have.  I am a blind person.
> The only two communications programs I have for the IIGS are Kermit which
> I downloaded a few days ago from Asimov and ProTerm, not the aparently
> popular program by that name but a program of the same name written
> especially for
> blind people.  Therefore the only protocols I have available to me are
> Kermit and Xmodem.  I'm not getting very good transfer rates with these
> protocols, even using the built-in modem port at the full 19200 BPS.  I
> know Zmodem is good and was wondering if somebody could point me in the
> direction
> of a freely available Zmodem program for Prodos.  Don't need or want a
> GS/OS
> program, but just good ol' Prodos.  Doesn't matter if it's a full blown
> terminal program or a standalone program which does Zmodem, as long as it
> supports the IIGS ports and I, as a blind person using Textalker GS, can
> use
> it which I admit is a bit of an unknown.  Any help would be greatly
> appreciated!
> Jayson.