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From: jims@momenta.com (Jim Straus)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Portfolio Transfers
Message-ID: <1991Jun26.161614.12606@momenta.com>
Date: 26 Jun 91 16:16:14 GMT
References: <1991Jun25.195237.17453@lsuc.on.ca>
Organization: Momenta Corporation
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jimomura@lsuc.on.ca (Jim Omura) writes:

>     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?

You need a copy of XTerm2.  It is a small (less than 3.5K) terminal package
that includes XModem file transfer capabilities.  It is available on a number
of services (GEnie, Compu$erve, etc) and on the DOS Utilities card from Atari.
Alternatively, I think Atari has a program in the works that allows you to
do file transfer with the ST using the serial port in a manner similar to the
tranfer utility with the parallel port.  However, I'm not sure of their
expected released of it.
    -Jim Straus (No, I don't work at or for Atari)