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From: jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu (Jim Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: high-speed file transfer
Keywords: Amiga modem
Message-ID: <653@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu>
Date: 13 Jan 89 10:50:35 GMT
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Reply-To: jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu (Jim Wright)
Organization: Iowa State U. Computer Science Department, Ames, IA
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In article <14625@oberon.USC.EDU> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
>Well, you didn't look around enough.

I said this was based on my personal experience.  And I know its limited.

>                                     ZMODEM and YMODEM-g for UNIX have been
>available "with sources" for over a year from Chuck Forsberg's TeleGodzilla
>UNIX-based BBS (503)-621-3746.  Chuck is the author of ZMODEM.

Yup, that's where I got my Unix version of sz/rz.  Thanks Chuck.
I didn't know about YMODEM-G, since I haven't had need for it.  Thanks
Marco for the info.

>I know of 3 implementations of ZMODEM for the Amiga that work just fine at
>high speeds: [...]

That hasn't been my experience.  One thing that bothers me a bit is that
the versions *I* tried don't like to live with RAM:.  They always see it
as being full, and either abort the download or hang the system.  I know
that this can be overcome by some esoteric combination of switches, but
the last thing I want to do is memorize umpteen parameters for ZMODEM.

>As far as supporting protocols, right now the Amiga is definitely not
>second to any of the other machines, being IBM PCs, Macs or any other.

I'd say the IBM-PC communications area is definitely much more mature than
the Amiga, but things are picking up quickly.  Dunno 'bout Macs.

I'd give your comm program a look (*YES* I caught the hint :-) but I
can't see hooking up a modem to the *one*and*only* serial port on
my Amiga.  (Hint, hint, cash waiting for good serial card. :-)