Novaterm 9.6 User's Guide

5.3.4 Textfile to modem

This option outputs a textfile line by line to the modem. (This is
sometimes called an "ASCII upload".)

For instance, if you wanted to enter a message on a BBS that you had
already typed and saved in a SEQ file using Novaterm's text editor,
you would use this option. On the BBS, you would execute the
command to enter a message. When the BBS's message editor is
ready, you would go to the Disk Operations menu, select Textfile
to modem, and give the name of the file you created previously.

As Novaterm send the file one line at a time, the BBS will echo the
characters back to Novaterm, just as if you were typing them. There is
often a delay involved in this which you do not notice when typing,
but which will become significant since Novaterm sends the data as
fast as possible. To compensate for the delay, Novaterm must be told
to wait a certain number of seconds between each line to give the BBS
time to catch up. This number of seconds is specified with the Line
pacing option in Novaterm's Configuration menu (see 4.6.6, Line
pacing). A line pacing of zero eliminates the delay completely.

5.3.5 ASCII file to PET

This option converts a textfile from standard ASCII to Commodore
PETSCII. (See 3.3.7.5, ASCII to PET)

5.3.6 PET file to ASCII

This option converts a textfile from Commodore PETSCII to standard
ASCII, ending each line with a carriage return/linefeed. (See 3.3.7.6,
PET to ASCII).

5.3.7 PET file to Unix

This option converts a textfile from Commodore PETSCII to standard
ASCII, ending each line with only a linefeed. (See 3.3.7.7, PET to
Unix).

5.3.8 UUdecode file

UUdecodes a file. (See 3.3.7.8, UUdecode file).

5.3.9 UUencode file

UUencodes a file. (See 3.3.7.9 UUencode file).

5.3.10 UUencode file in PET

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