CPMUG VOLUME 084 ABSTRACTS 084.1 16K MODEM7.DOC 084.2 14K MODEM76.LIB 084.3 6K MODEM76.SET 084.4 63K MODEM765.ASM 084.5 10K MODEM765.COM These files comprise the MODEM package, latest revision. Digital Research's MAC macro-assembler is required for assembly. This version incorporates many bug fixes over the version released in CP/M UG Vol. 79. Most users of CP/M will be familiar with the MODEM program, originally written by Ward Christensen, now greatly modified and enhanced by a variety of programmers. For those not familiar with MODEM: this program, once customized to your particular system hardware, will allow your system to act as a computer terminal over the telephone lines. In addition, MODEM uses a checksum/CRC block transfer method of sending and receiving disk files over the phone lines, with auto-retry on error, error reporting, counting, etc. It is a widely endorsed and used program which soon becomes an essential tool for the serious microcomputer user. [Note: Modem hardware IS required]. 084.x 27K RCPMLIST.25A (Note: This file has been deleted) This file is a list of Remote CP/M systems (as of May 1982) that offer public domain software via telephone using the XMODEM program below (or an earlier version -- they all work about the same as far as file transfers are concerned). The list is divided by geographic areas, with notes as to the particulars of the system. Some are part-time systems available only during certain hours, others are 24-hour. Some have large disk capacities (even hard disk), some do not. I suggest you sample several RCPM's in your area to find one that suits your needs. Many are in areas served by MCI, SPRINT, CITYCALL, etc. 084.6 18K SEQIO22.LIB 084.7 3K XMODEM47.DOC 084.8 49K XMODEM50.ASM 084.9 1K XMODEM51.FIX These files comprise the XMODEM package, a utility found on Remote CP/M (RCPM) systems. XMODEM uses the same protocol as MODEM, but is designed for use in sending and receiving files only, with greatly simplified commands. Version 5.0 implements a "logging" feature which "logs" the files sent and received, the date and time (assuming your RCPM uses a clock/calendar of some sort), and the name of the user sending or receiving (user data will be expected in the file "LASTCALR" which is created by both the RBBS and SIGNON systems). This feature, if enabled, will require assembly with Digital Research's MAC macro-assembler. If this feature is disabled, ASM.COM may be used. If the LASTCALR file is not found, no logging will take place. Note: the XMODEM program will probably not be of great use to the average user, but is included here so as to be grouped with similar programs. XMODEM will be of interest to anyone who wishes to start an RCPM system. ==== Jim Mills, CPMUG Reviewer