Date : Fri, 18 Mar 1983 2237-:00PST
From : LHILL@usc-eclb.arpa
Subject: AR61, AR80-83 Trials
Over the past week I have attempted to download the files on the MIT-MC
CPM directory disks AR61 and AR80-AR83. My success has been mixed. I will
provide a record (below), but 1st let me describe the configurations.
MC to ECLB
All files were first moved from MC to ECLB under IMAGE.
ECLB
I have tried to download files, which failed, several times using
various combinations of:
<WANCHO> MODEM.EXE.116
<RIZZI> MODEM.EXE.31
<BILLW> MODEM.EXE.90
NMODEM.EXE.49
XMODEM.EXE.1
MODEM.MAC.115
<STERNLIGHT>MODEM.EXE.?
(Thanks are extended to each of these programmers for making these files
available)
Each of these programs run under the TOPS EXE, and may all derive from
a common root program, as it is dificult to tell them apart when running.
TAC
I must operate through a TAC, upon which I set:
@p t
@f i e
@f o e
and sometimes
@b i s
@b o s
which dosen't seem to make any difference.
At HOME
I have a MAX80 upon which I can run CP/M 2.2 or LDOS5.1.3 and a
300 baud Hayes Smartmodem. To download the files I have tried MODEM72,
SMODEM37, MDM705 and LMODEM (under LDOS - Les Mikesells pgm). I have
used both CHECKSUM and CRC mode - no difference noted.
RESULTS
In the list below where a file failed to transfer it failed, each
time on the same sector, CONSISTANTLY. All combinations of MODEM
programes (TOPS and at HOME) produced the exact same result!
All transfers were S to R (also tried many combinations like
SQ, SQN, SQIN, R, RQ,etc) except one (*).
FILE Failed # of FILE Failed # of
in SEC Sectors in SEC Sectors
#
AR61 AR82
MDM705 ASM 110 1075 * CCPLOC COM OK 5
MDM705 CFGASM OK 107 CD COM 20 32
MDM705 COM OK 129 COMPAR COM 32 37
MDM705 DOC OK 269 CONFIG COM OK 147
MDM705 INF OK 37 CRC COM 20 60
MDM705 MSG OK 8 DEVICE COM 20 22
MDM705 NMASM OK 27 DIFF COM OK 43
MDM705 OSASM OK 79 DU2 COM OK 78
MDM705 OSINF OK 6 ECHO COM OK 5
MDM705 SET OK 61 ERASE COM 27 52
GENINS COM 89 98
AR80 HELP COM OK 20
Z2RAT WQ OK ?? IOLOAD COM 23 30
Z2RAT WQH OK ?? LD COM OK 33
Z2SYS MOD OK ?? LDIRZ COM OK 45
Z2UG WQ 5 399 LRUNZ COM OK 14
Z2UG WQH 36 67 MCHECK COM OK 36
Z2UG1 WQ 180 372 MCOPY COM OK 85
ZCPR2 23AQM 12 296 MENU COM OK 16
ZCPR2 23LQB 1 82 MENU CPR OK 4
MKDIR COM OK 59
AR81 PATH COM OK 38
CFILES HQP OK 114 PROTEC COM 20 58
COMPAR HQP 2 37 PWD COM 11 34
CPMTR HQP 2 107 RECORD COM OK 15
DU2 HQP 1 180 RENAME COM 20 61
HELP HQP OK 8 STARTU COM 20 28
HELP2 HQP 2 111 SUB COM OK 24
IO HQP OK 70 TINIT COM 17 34
LU HQP 115 141 WHEEL COM OK 11
MCOPY HQP 2 58 XDIR COM OK 84
MENU HQP 85 146 ZEX COM OK 48
NDIRS HQP 1 182
XDIR3 HQP 3 113 AR83
Z2ALT HQP 2 109 Z2CON WQ 316 615
Z2RES HQP 1 38 Z2CON WQH 1 37
ZCPR2 HQP 1 29 Z2UG2 WQ OK 290
Z2UG3 WQ OK 252
* I captured this ASCII file. Z2INS WQ 201 455
Z2INS WQH 1 26
The above information is provided to:
1. provide those who maintain the data base (hopefully) some useful
imformation,
2. seek help from anyone who may be able to spot the error in my
methods, and
3. represent a success/fail table for others who are attempting
to download these files.
I would, very much, like some feedback!
Lem Hill <LHILL at ECLB>