Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tektronix!reed!omen!caf
From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: ZCOMM Files
Keywords: zcomm, parity
Message-ID: <683@omen.UUCP>
Date: 19 May 88 14:43:38 GMT
References: <3209@pbhyf.PacBell.COM> <12398@orchid.waterloo.edu>
Reply-To: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
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Organization: Omen Technology Inc, Portland Oregon
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In article <12398@orchid.waterloo.edu> abelsanti@orchid.waterloo.edu (A. Peter Belsanti) writes:
:If any kind soul out there would mail (or whatever) another copy of the
:package to me, I'll promise a big thank-you and added Christmas gift.

There seem to be a fair number of souls who don't have a
working set of the ZCOMM files for the usual reasons.

The ZCOMM files live on TeleGodzilla, and are available on
Compuserve, GEnie, and more than 200 other bulletin boards.
No registration is required to access TeleGodzilla, just a
dime to Telco.

To download them from TeleGodzilla, first get ZCOMMEXE.ARC.
If your current comms program has a weak XMODEM, you might try
Kermit which is generally slower but more reliable.  If you
have a TrailBlazer, set your S50 register to 255 and let her
rip at 19200 bps.

ZCOMMEXE.ARC contains the ZCOMM program, which may then be
used to download the rest of the files more efficiently
(hence, cheaply).  This is important if your phone lines
aren't the best, as ZCOMM's ZMODEM is more reliable than most
other protocols.  To top it off, you can resume/recover the
transfer if the modems drop off in the middle of a file.

The other two files are ZCOMMHLP.ARC and ZCOMMDOC.ARC.  The
first contains a "flash-up" help processor and tree/menu
structured database.  ZCOMMDOC.ARC is the infamous line
printer edition of the manual.

Now that there is a moderator for comp.binaries.ibm.pc there
may be some archive sites available soon.  Before the ZCOMM
files are broadcast on the net again, perhaps we should make
suitable adjustments to increase the chances of a successful
dissemination.

Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX          ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf 
Author of YMODEM, ZMODEM, Professional-YAM, ZCOMM, and DSZ
  Omen Technology Inc    "The High Reliability Software"
17505-V NW Sauvie IS RD   Portland OR 97231   503-621-3406
TeleGodzilla BBS: 621-3746   CIS: 70007,2304    Genie: CAF