Date   : Mon, 07 May 1990 03:35:00 GMT
From   : usc!cs.utexas.edu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!torsqnt!tmsoft!masnet!canremote!scott.gregory@ucsd.edu (SCOTT GREGORY)
Subject: File xfer? Xerox 820-2

To ALL, including you.

I recently acquired a Xerox 820-II with eight inch floppy drives.  I am
in need of advice/information.  I know that these drives spin constantly
and am wondering if there is a way/circuit to stop it, ie. to have them
spin up only when accessing.  I saw something to this effect recently
posted from an old Microcornucopia (sp?) magasine, but wonder if anyone
here has done the same or has a MC magasine from 1975 that they
could look up.  (Please, pretty please...!!  :-)  I don't have or have
access to the magasine back issues.

Also, I would like to start taking software from here at CRS but need to
get it from my IBM with internal modem to the Xerox.  I have a null
modem set up and I can get them to talk text using the Xerox's Terminal
mode.  I also have the 'ASCOM' program, but haven't had any luck.  Is
there a way that I can bootstrap this up to a better system - I presume
that 'KERMIT-80' on CRS is better, so again I need info.... (Pretty
please with sugar (or nutrasweet) on top...)  How do I get a binary over
to my Xerox?

                                        Thanks in Advance for any/all
                                        help.

                                        Scott Gregory
                                        scott.gregory@canremote.uucp
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