Date   : Sun, 10 Oct 1999 17:02:37 -0700 (PDT)
From   : Matt Callow <mattcallow@...>
Subject: Re: *FX2,1

If the beeb is still accepting input via the serial
port, you should be able to use something like windows
terminal (hyperterm) to connect issue commands to it.
I don't remember having this problem when I used xfer
though.

Matt

--- Colin & Kim B <seebee@...> wrote:
> I am attempting to use Xfer (written by Mark de
> Weger) to copy files
> onto the PC from a BBC B. When I run the 1stxfer.exe
> program
> It instructs me to do the following *FX commands:
> *FX7,4  (set RS423 baud rate to 1200)
> *FX2,1    (get characters from the RS423 port instead
> of keyboard)
> 
> The cable seems OK and the transfer appears to
> complete OK, but I then
> need to save the program on the Beeb to disk, but of
> course the beeb is
> only accepting input from the RS423 port? i.e.
> *FX2,0 would do it, but
> being as I can't type it on the beeb, should this be
> the last command
> transfered by 1stxfer.exe? However the keyboard on
> the beeb remains
> unresponsive, as if it is still waiting for further
> input from the RS423
> port. Any ideas would be much appreciated. Thanks.
> 
> - Colin B
> 

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