Novaterm 9.6 User's Guide
screen.)
3. The screen should clear and the transfer should begin after a few
seconds.
The steps you must take to receive files are summarized below:
For single-file protocols (Xmodem-1k, Xmodem, WXmodem,
Punter):
- Make sure you are set to the same protocol as the BBS or on-line service (see above).
- Select the menu item or command on the BBS for "Download file" or "Receive file".
- Tell the BBS the name of the file you want to download.
- Follow any instructions given by the BBS until it says it is ready to send the file.
- Then press C= D from terminal mode.
- Type in the name of the file as it will appear on your disk. If
the file name you type is already on the disk, Novaterm asks if you
want to replace it. Reply with yes or no.
- Select the file type if requested.
- At this point the screen should clear and file information displayed. The transfer should begin after a few seconds.
For batch transfer protocols (Zmodem, Ymodem batch, Kermit,
Multi-Punter):
- Follow steps one through five above, specifying multiple file names on the BBS instead of one file.
- The screen clears and file information is displayed. The transfer should begin after a few seconds.
3.4.8 Transferring text files from non-Commodore systems
You may often find occasion to download text documents from non-
Commodore-based on-line services. These files are always stored in
standard ASCII text, which is not the same as Commodore PETSCII.
If you were to transfer the file raw and try to read it on your
Commodore 64, you would see that the uppercase and lowercase
characters would seem to have switched places.
To correct this problem, Novaterm has a feature called "Transfer
translation". When you turn this on, Novaterm performs ASCII
translation on the file during the download before storing it to your
disk. (It does the same kind of translation that occurs when you are in
terminal mode. See 3.1.3, Commodore key commands, C= A.) To