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From: hrlaser@pnet02.cts.com (Harv Laser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Transformer Questions
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Date: 9 Mar 88 18:00:42 GMT
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TSI@cup.portal.com writes:
>Harv,
>
>I was trying one of the PK self-unarcing files and it seems to just
>hang the system. I guess there is nothing to be done about that.
>
>BTW, You mentioned DOS2DOS. What is the advantage of it over the
>PC copy utility from the Extras disk. I just started playing with
>the thing a couple of weeks ago but it seems to work ok.
>
>David


I've never tried a PK-self-unarcing file under Transformer so you're
one step ahead of me. Guess now I don't have to bother trying, eh? :-)

The advantage Dos2Dos has over PCcopy is that you don't need a 5.25"
Amiga disk drive to use Dos2Dos.  So...... if you want to move files
off of or onto an MS DOS formatted 3.5" disk (whether 360K or 720K
format) it's a less expensive solution since Dos2Dos is cheaper to
buy than a 5.25" drive. 

Dos2Dos will also pretty much elminate the need to find a terminal
program that runs under Transformer/MS Dos. Why? Here's why:

Fire up your usual Amiga term program and go download some IBM stuff
from somewhere. Log off, and fire up Dos2Dos. Shove an MS DOS format
3.5" disk into DF1: and using Dos2Dos' features, copy your downloaded
IBM stuff (after de-arcing, if necessary) directly to that MS DOS
format disk sitting in your drive.  Copy it FROM your Amiga format drive
(be it a physical drive, or RAM: or VD0: or VDK: or VDWhatever:) to the
MS DOS disk. 

Now quit Dos2Dos, fire up Transformer and run your IBM stuff.  

This way you can download the IBM stuff at the fastest speed your modem
will go, rather than having to crawl along at an effective rate of about
300-600 baud or so which is what you get under Transformer with, say,
Qmodem, even if you get a 2400 baud connection.  Make sense?

disclaimer: I use this stuff but I don't work for any of the companies
who make any of this stuff. 

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