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From: jimomura@lsuc.on.ca (Jim Omura)
Subject: Portfolio Transfers
Reply-To: jimomura@lsuc.on.ca (Jim Omura)
Organization: Consultant, Toronto
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1991 19:52:37 GMT
Message-ID: <1991Jun25.195237.17453@lsuc.on.ca>


     I just bought a Serial adaptor for my Portfolio with the intention
of storing my files off via my Atari 1040ST onto a floppy disk.  Having
looked at the manuals, it looks like this isn't going to be possible.
At best I might be able to "copy [file] aux:" and get them to the
floppy via capture buffer on the ST side, but that won't help me
retrieve the files to restore my system if it crashes.  What I need
is a tranfer protocol -- preferably bottom line Xmodem (128 byte
blocks and checksum) which would not take up much space on the Portfolio
RAM disk, but really just *anything* reliable.  I know there's a transfer
utility of some kind for the Parallel adaptor, but I don't want to
buy that right now.  Is there any kind of transfer utility on any of
the program ROMs?

     Also, it sounds to me like all the files except for the spreadsheet
are normal ASCII files (no high bits or escape codes or control codes).
Is that correct?  I'm concerned about whether a capture buffer will
actually receive the .DRY and .ADR files in such a way that I might be
able to move them back onto the Portfolio later.
-- 
Jim Omura, 2A King George's Drive, Toronto, (416) 652-3880
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