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From: EAO102@psuvm.psu.edu (Ernie Oporto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: kermit tutorial for beginners
Message-ID: <90351.212148EAO102@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 18 Dec 90 02:21:48 GMT
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     I'm having trouble with these .sda files.  I can finally get them down to
my disk from the server in the correct format.  I have gotten files such as .ba
s which are ready to run upon download.  However, I need to know the exact proc
edure to use .sda files.  Here's what I do:

     I load the file in memory using LOAD"ARC250",8
     Then I sit there and watch the screen go blue and the drive goes on foreve
r.
     I have heard that .sda automatically unquashes at drive 8, but the file I'
m trying to unquash takes up more than half of the disk.  I have no idea when I
'm supposed to switch the source disk with an empty one.  I have another drive
which is permanently set for drive 9.
     ANY help I can get on this would be appreciated.  So everyone who knows ab
out this please flood my e-mailbox with info so I can figure it out.  Thanx.