NEC PC-8201A - Page 174

Chapter 8
f.5/D0WNL0AD
FUNCTION:
Stores data received from the RS-232C line to a file in the RAM.
DESCRIPTION:
When the f.5 Function Key is input, the PC-8201 will ask for a file
name:
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Telcom:
Term
File to
Download? ■
Prev Fall
Up
Down
The newly created file will become a text file. Therefore if an
extension other than ".DO" is assigned as file type, an error message
will appear on the screen and it will return to the TERM mode:
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Telcom: Term
File to Download?
Download aborted
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GRAPH.CO
Preo Full
Up
Down
When a file name is designated and Q is input, the new file is
created. If an existing file has the same file name as the new one,
the original content is then overwritten by the new file.
In DOWNLOAD function, data received after the file name is input is
stored into a file. The word "Down" corresponding to the f.5
Function Key is indicated in reverse image on the screen while
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