The receiving computer is initiated with the command:
A>A
IP d:filename.ext=INP:
(if you are receiving data via the console, disconnect your CRT
and plug in the communications cable after PIP sends a linefeed
to your terminal).
This method sends 7-bit ASCII data, so you cannot send 8-bit
files or programs without first turning them into HEX files. This
conversion is done by the UNLOAD program from the CP/M Users'
Group, which creates a file named "d:filename.HEX" from a file
named "d:filename.COM". You can change the file type of the file
to be sent (if necessary) by renaming it:
A>REN d:filename.COM=d:filename.ext
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When you are ready to create the HEX file, enter the command:
A>UNLOAD d:filename 0100
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The sending computer is then activated with the command:
A>A
IP OUT:=d:filename.ext,EOF:
(if you are using the console connector to send data, disconnect
your CRT and plug in the communications cable after PIP sends a
linefeed to your terminal).
Once the HEX file has been sent to the other computer, it is
turned into a file of type COM with the command:
A>LOAD d:filename
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You can then change its type (if necessary) by renaming it:
A>REN d:filename.ext=d:filename.COM
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