Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!cbmvax!valentin From: valentin@cbmvax.UUCP (Valentin Pepelea) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: Zmodem for UNIX Message-ID: <8259@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: 24 Oct 89 22:28:50 GMT References: <1989Oct19.170737.25014@ccu.umanitoba.ca> <89294.123406GIAMPAL@AUVM.BITNET> Reply-To: valentin@cbmvax.UUCP (Valentin Pepelea) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 17 In article <89294.123406GIAMPAL@AUVM.BITNET> GIAMPAL@AUVM.BITNET writes: >While on the subject of X, Y, and Z modem protocols, has any one ever seen/used >any of these under CMS on an IBM mainframe? Kermit is terribly frustrating >and something like this would be helpful to many I'm sure. The problem with transfering files to and from IBM mainframes is that characters on the IBM side are not stored in ASCII format but trather in EBCDIC (pronounced "epsodic") format. The result is that only a character based transfer, such as Kermit, can do the job. Valentin -- "An operating system without Name: Valentin Pepelea virtual memory is an operating Phone: (215) 431-9100 system without virtue." Usenet: uunet!cbmvax!valentin Bitnet: cbmvax!valentin@uunet.uu.net - Ancient Inca Proverb Claimer: these aren't Commodore thoughts