Microcomputer/CYBER data transfer system. [UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD]
D.C. Voy · 1981
A software system was developed to facilitate the transmission of ASCII text and data files between the Fermilab CYBER computer system and CP/M-compatible Z80 microcomputers such as the Cromemco Z2. Communication between computers is via the dial-up service of the CYBER system. Two programs for the microcomputer, UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD, transmit files to and receive files from the CYBER, respectively. Both programs allow the microcomputer operator to enter an interactive mode with the CYBER system for log-in sequences, etc. The microcomputer programs, once log-in sequences are completed, evoke a CYBER procedure that activates any files to be read or creates any files to be written. Descriptions of each microcomputer program and a copy of an example UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD session are given. (RWR)