Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!portal!atari!apratt
From: apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: background file transfer
Message-ID: <1195@atari.UUCP>
Date: 21 Oct 88 17:58:49 GMT
References: <8810202018.AA28710@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Reply-To: apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt)
Organization: Atari (US) Corporation, Sunnyvale, California
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In article <8810202018.AA28710@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> MAXG@SUVM.BITNET 
(Gerry Greenberg) writes:
> In the event that it is impossible to accomplish what I asked about in
> previous note (i.e. background kermit file transfer using the Magic
> Sac), is it possible to use a buffer to do file transfers the way a
> printer buffer is used?  Ultimately I'd like an answer that relates to
> the Magic Sac, but even a general answer for the ST by itself would be
> of interest.  Thanks very much in advance for any input on these topics.


Shadow from Double-Click Software does what you're after.  It's a
combination of a reset-surviving buffer and a desk-accessory driver, and
you can start a transfer (ASCII, XMODEM, or YMODEM-batch), then go do
something else while the transfer is going on. 

You can even reset your machine -- when it comes up again, the transfer
will continue without a hitch.  I've never tried this, but I don't know
why it wouldn't work.

(As usual, I have no connection with Double Click...  I use Shadow to
get files from GEnie, mostly because Flash doesn't have Ymodem-batch.)

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