Hi, all !
This morning, I experimented with a serial link between My QL and my PC. I already had the "regular" serial cable for the QL (with the weird english plug on the QL side), but I had to add on the PC side an USB to (9 pins) Serial converter, as my PC no longer has a serial socket. After installing, it told me that the PC now had a COM4 port.
So on the PC side I tried to run the hyperterminal program, and on the QL side, after setting the right baud rate (with the BAUD command), I simply typed :
COPY <some file name> TO SER1r
It worked, for transfering ASCII files, with the following presets of Hyperterminal :
Name of the connection : any name
Port to use : COM4 (click OK)
Then in a new widow :
Select the same baud rate as on the QL (I kept the default : 2400)
Data bits : 8
Parity : none
Stop bits : 1
Control : Hardware
Then, just before putting the COPY command on the QL :
In the "TRANSFER" menu, select "Text capture"
Enter a path and file name
Click on "start"
The transfert of data is echoed on the Hyperterminal screen ; when finished, exit this program and the text file is closed and available in the given file (it has no CRs, only LFs).
Here, as an example, a short text file (called
DEV$ & "HELP") that I use with my C68k "super"basic front-end boot file (see
a screenshot and
the listing in other messages in my presentation thread).
Paul
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When using COMPILE (F2) or LINK (F3), a setup form will replace
this HELP screen. Some of the options will be set or disabled,
depending on what this program assumes when booting and on what
you have already done since that time. The field you would most
likely modify will be highlighted: that is the filename.
Remember that you can step through the fields using the ¾ and ¿
keys. ENTER key starts compiling or linking, ESC key exits.
The SPACE BAR has different functions depending on the fields:
- sometimes it will let you step through different options.
- sometimes it will let you activate or inhibit an option.
- sometimes it will erase a field, and let you input something.
All this was meant to be intuitive. Feel free to experiment !!!
BTW : for the moment I do not know how to transfer non-ascii-text (quill docs or binary execs). But I will find out !
