The last line indicates the Function Key commands available in the Terminal Mode.
Function Key
~
now contains a function that allows you to see the
"Previous"
screen.
Function Key
CE2)
now contains a feature for Downloading or receiving
information from another computer.
Function
Key
~
now contains a feature for Uploading or sending information
to another computer.
Function Key
(B)
has now become a FulllHalf duplex toggle switch. In Full
duplex any character that you type
on
the Model 100's keyboard is first sent
to
the host computer before it appears on the display. In Half duplex, on the other
hand,
charal:ters appear on the display just as they are sent
to
the host.
Function Key
~,
which is not displayed along with the other functions, offers
an
"Echo"
feature which lets you obtain a
"hard
copy" of whatever is being
received (assuming there
is
a printer connected to the Model 100). Once
~
has
been pressed, it will appear displayed each time you access the Terminal Mode
of TELCOM.
Function Key
~,
Bye, lets you exit the Terminal Mode.
7. Now that the computers are connected with matching communication parameters,
decide on a file with the extension
.00
that you wish to send and press (f3), the
Upload Function Key. The prompt:
File
to
Upload?
I
will be displayed.
8. Enter the name
of
the file
to
be transferred. The prompt
Width:
will appear. Enter a number between
10
and 132 to format the file as it is sent
out. If you simply press
CENTER),
the file will be sent
"as
is."
The word
Upon
the last line
of
the display will appear in
reMerse
as the file is being
Uploaded. The word will return to normal display when file transfer
is
complete.
If
the other computer sends an XOFF command, transmission will pause and the word
Wait will appear on the bottom line
of
the display. If
the
other computer then sends an
XON command to proceed, the word Wait disappears.
Note: A BASIC program may be transferred
if
it has been saved in ASCII, but it
cannot
be transferred as a .BA file. If you attempt
to
transfer a .BA file, the error
message
NO
FILE
Upload
aborted
will be displayed.
If
you specify a filename which does not exist, the same error
message appears.
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