Novaterm 9.6 User's Guide
downloaded -- with the encoding still in ASCII -- or captured
-- with
the encoding converted to PETSCII.
When the original file name is detected, you are asked to specify its
file type. If you select seq, you are asked whether to ASCII-translate
the original file during the decoding process. Answer yes if you
know that the original file is a standard ASCII text file. If
you're not
sure, just answer no; you can always go back and translate the original
file with the ASCII to PET option (see 3.3.7.5, ASCII to PET).
3.3.7.9 UUencode file
This option uuencodes an original file. The encoding is stored n
standard ASCII. This option is appropriate if you intend to upload the
file directly.
3.3.7.10 UUencode to PET
This option uuencodes an original file, converting the encoding to
Commodore PETSCII. This option is appropriate if you intend to put
the file into a message editor using the File to modem option (see
3.3.7.4, File to modem).
3.3.8 Editing a file in the buffer
You can edit a file in the buffer using Novaterm's Text Editor
program. If you launch the Text Editor from Novaterm's Utility
Modules menu, the editor will have access to the buffer, and you can
load and save files directly to it. See Appendix A, Text Editor for
information on how to do this.
3.3.9 Buffer recovery feature
All of Novaterm's buffer drivers have a recovery feature built into
them. If you load up a Utility Module without saving buffer files, or
if you accidentally press your computer's reset button, Novaterm will
retain the information in the buffer and make it available when you
start it up again. Basically, as long as you do not turn off the
computer completely, or use another program that overwrites portions
of whatever memory you use for the buffer, it will remain intact if you
quit Novaterm and return to it later.
If you are using some form of battery-backed or externally-powered
memory expansion device, such as the BBGRam, then you can even
turn the computer off. When you turn it on again and load Novaterm,
the files you had stored in the buffer will still be there.