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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

2435.0. "help for using modem" by YUPPY::GOLDSTEIN () Wed Apr 05 1989 08:10

		

	I would like some help on the ARC and CVTARC,Kermit,Xmodem also the 
FISHDISK that are available.

To get any arced file you need to unarc them . I have copied CVTARC.EXE and 
ARC.EXE to my account and tried to run then but i get an access violation on 
CVTARC and just a infomation screen on ARC.

We are running VMS 5.1 and i have no priv's and limited space on my account
(at the moment.)

Where are all the ARC file's and FF files .

If I had enough space I wouldn't mind copying all the files to a disk so 
everybody would then know where they all were.
BUT this is going to depend on how much space is needed and if I can get hold 
of space on a system . Also if I would be allowed!!!!!!!

(I beleive most FF disk are on WJG:: old one at least)
(some files seem to be on TAPE::user1:[amiga.ffxxx] where xxx is the FF No. I 
think)

If I get a modem How do I transfer files to the AMIGA

Do I need to BUY kermit or Xmodem when it is already on the VAX ?

What is MicroEmacs's used for ?

		Am I talking rubbish of have I go the hang of things.



			Thank for any help
		             Steve G
	     (now site resident in LONDON 01-234-5935)


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2435.1Some info and encouragementSTAR::ROBINSONWed Apr 05 1989 15:5448
All of this information is in this conference, although you may have to go back
a few hundred (thousand?) notes. I recall getting most of the information
from an old note on the VT200 terminal emulator (also known as "Smokey" for
some strange reason"). The process is fairly complicated and there is no one
answer for everyone due to different dialup access, & modem types. If you do 
some dir/title="whatever"s and print out the results, you will get there 
eventually.

Briefly, this is what I did/do to download files:

I got a copy of Dave Wecker's VT100 terminal emulator off of a Fred Fish
disk from my Amiga Dealer's Collection. 

On my VAX account I copied CVTARC, ARC (amiga & VMS), KERMIT, XMODEM, 
& ZOO (amiga & VMS) from the net locations, such as the ones you mentioned.
You may also want SHAR and UUENCODE.

On my VAX account I set up the VMS running programs, CVTARC, ARC, ZOO & KERMIT
as foreign commands by adding lines such as the following in my LOGIN.COM:

$ CVTARC::= $SYS$LOGIN:CVTARC.EXE

I make sure all files that I copy to my VMS account that I want to download 
to the Amiga, are in the proper format for kermit by using CVTARC V filename
This will work on both filename.ARC and filenam.ZOO files, at least it has for
me. "V" is good for KERMIT downloads, "U" is good for XMODEM and the VMS ARC and
ZOO. 

On the Amiga I set up the serial port in preferences to match modem and dialup
line, connect modem, run vt200 per instructions. I set my directory to RAM or
a formatted disk ready for a download.

After I successfully log into the VAX account from the Amiga/vt100, I celebrate.
Then I can type run kermit. At the kermit prompt I type set file type binary, 
followed by server. From the VT100 emulator, I use KERMIT GET which prompts for
the file name. I enter the file name, wait for the download, and type KERMIT
BYE when finished. 

I recommend you download the VT200 emulator or perhaps the shareware Handshake
terminal emulator as soon as possible. The VT200 emulator is based on the VT100
so you can transfer most of what you read about the VT100 to using the VT200.

You will then need to download the Amiga versions of ARC and ZOO. Use them per 
instructions to dearc, unzoo the downloaded files before you use them. You can
also get these programs from Fred Fish disks, disk magazines etc.

Good luck,
Dave
2435.2LEVERS::PLOUFFWait a NanojiffyThu Apr 06 1989 16:366
    MicroEmacs is a text editor.  There are many variants floating around
    on the net, on Fish disks and on the Extras disk that came with
    your computer.  If you like Unix-flavored software, you'll love
    Emacs.  I personally find it very cryptic.
    
    Wes
2435.3PRNSYS::LOMICKAJJeff LomickaThu Apr 06 1989 18:323
To find out more about Microemacs, read:
		PRNSYS::RELEASED_TOOLS:[MICROEMACS]EMACS.TXT.  (462 blocks)