Re: CBM720 heads up

I was using BLine tonight to connect with my CBM 256 make simple internet
connections via a Raspberry Pi. You have to play around with it though.
Not perfect.  I was able to send a test email to myself (not this message)

Here is the D80 file if you want to try it
http://vintagecomputer.net/commodore/D80_BSeries/BEELINE.D80

On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 10:07 PM, Steve Gray <sjgray@rogers.com> wrote:

> Ok, I found two different ones. The following is the simplest:
>
> 1 FORa=1TO10:READk$:KEYa,k$:NEXT
> 2 DATA cat1,cat2,cat3,cat4,cat5,cat6,cat7,sysop,steve,gray
> 10 PRINT"{HOME}{HOME}{CLR}{TEXT}{RVS}                       Simple Basic
> Terminal Program -SJG                       "CHR$(27)"t{CLR}{RVSOFF}";
> 20 TRAP100:POKE55296,10:POKE55297,96
> 30 OPEN1,2,131,CHR$(6)+CHR$(0)+"++
> 40 GET#1,a$:PRINTa$;:GETb$:PRINT#1,b$;:PRINTb$;:GOTO40
> 100 CLOSE1:PRINT:PRINT"Stopped.":END
>
> ----
> So it reads definitions for 10 function keys in lines 1. Change line 2 as
> you wish.
> Line 10 prints a simple header on the first line then sets up a window to
> protect it from scrolling off the screen.
> Line 20 traps errors and sets the cursor to blinking via CRTC registers
> Line 30 opens the RS-232 channel.
> - 131 tells it to convert ASCII to/from PETSCII
> - CHR$(6) is 300 baud, 8 bit, 1 stop bit.
> - The "++" is needed for B-series but not used (see transactor's CCISA
> page 105 for RS-232 parameters).
> Line 40 accepts keyboard/modem input as prints to the screen.
> Line 100 closes things if there is an error.
>
> That's it.
> Steve
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>  *From:* Steve Gray <sjgray@rogers.com>
> *To:* "cbm-hackers@musoftware.de" <cbm-hackers@musoftware.de>
> *Sent:* Friday, January 2, 2015 1:53 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: CBM720 heads up
>
> I wrote a simple CBM-II terminal program in BASIC. If anyone is interested
> I can dig it out and post it.
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>  *From:* A. Fachat <afachat@gmx.de>
> *To:* cbm-hackers@musoftware.de
> *Sent:* Friday, January 2, 2015 11:43 AM
> *Subject:* Re: CBM720 heads up
>
> Hi Michau,
>
> Du you have instructions how to use the RS232 from BASIC?
> I tried with a program copied from the C64, but did not succeed.
>
> Many thanks
> André
>
>
>
>
> On Friday 02 January 2015 15:30:55 you wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > A. Fachat wrote:
> > > However, I'm looking for a working program to test the RS232
> interface. I
> > > found the (two) CBM TERM program(s) - but unfortunately I have no idea
> how
> > > they work.
> >
> > You can use BASIC to open a channel and print to the RS-232 port, and
> > use Hyperterminal on the PC side to see if the received characters
> > match. The BASIC syntax for the RS-232 port is very similar to the C64
> > syntax.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Michau.
> >
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>
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