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From: cs4344af@evax.arl.utexas.edu (Fuzzy Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: C64 Z-Modem
Message-ID: <1990Dec4.182309.8352@evax.arl.utexas.edu>
Date: 4 Dec 90 18:23:09 GMT
References: <6182.275B3522@zswamp.fidonet.org>
Organization: Computer Science Engineering Univ. of Texas at Arlington
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In article <6182.275B3522@zswamp.fidonet.org> root@zswamp.fidonet.org (Geoffrey Welsh) writes:
>Chris Bray (bbs00306@uafcseg.uucp ) wrote:
> >Does anybody out there know of a C64 term program that has Z-Modem 
> >file protocals?
>
>   Every couple of weeks someone asks that same question, and the answer 
>remains unchanged: No, and don't hold your breath waiting for it.
>

It's true that Zmodem would gain very little over other protocols, but
there are still several good reasons to use Zmodem, on any computer:

	1.  No padding, as with X and Y modem
	2.  Batch file transfers possible
	3.  Better error checking
	4.  Zmodem is a very widespread protocol, so it's easy to find
	    someone else who speaks Z.