DOS ain't dead

Hi,
I'm thinking about how to transfer some binary files via serial port that will work even with redirected console. On the 86duino I don't have classic VGA (yet) so I use ctty command to control DOS via serial port. But of course you know it's very limted, only command line tools works, I cannot run my beloved Dos Navigator there. But how to easy transfer some files to avoid often removing of SD card? On linux there are sz/rz Zmodem commandline tools - is there a DOS port? Or something similar?

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Perhaps Eric Meyer's Zip file-transfer utility for serial or parallel ports (not related to zip archiving):

https://sites.google.com/site/vdeeditor/Home/vde-files

Link/blurb is near the bottom of the page. Latest v2.22, 2006-04-25.

Requires a null-modem or null-printer cable.

Dunno if it meets your specific needs.

- Doug B.

> Hi,
> I'm thinking about how to transfer some binary files via serial port that
> will work even with redirected console.
> But how to easy transfer some files to
> avoid often removing of SD card? On linux there are sz/rz Zmodem
> commandline tools - is there a DOS port? Or something similar?

Have you looked at File Maven ?
http://www.resoo.org/docs/dos/free_software/fileman1.htm

Also:
In MSDOS there is a commandline facility included to transfer files through serial/parallel ports.
It is called INTERLINK.
Probably other DOS OSs have something similar.

Ron

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> Hi,
> I'm thinking about how to transfer some binary files via serial port that
> will work even with redirected console. On the 86duino I don't have classic
> VGA (yet) so I use ctty command to control DOS via serial port. But of
> course you know it's very limted, only command line tools works, I cannot
> run my beloved Dos Navigator there. But how to easy transfer some files to
> avoid often removing of SD card? On linux there are sz/rz Zmodem
> commandline tools - is there a DOS port? Or something similar?

Not realy sure, what you're looking for:
o Minicom (for the HP 200LX) (with ^Z detection enabled?)
o Shamrock's Teleservice or UniCom: http://www.shamrock.de/dostools.htm
o Encoding Binary Data into Batch Code
o Laura Fairhead's ESC.COM, if DEBUG is available

HTH

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> Not realy sure, what you're looking for:

The key feature is that it must work from command line - not menu UI because I work on redirected DOS console, not on a real screen. Second, it should use standard Zmodem protocol to be able to send/receive files with simple Windows hyperterminal or similar, using FTDI USB serial cable...

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DOS gives me freedom to unlimited HW access.

> Hi,
> I'm thinking about how to transfer some binary files via serial port that
> will work even with redirected console. On the 86duino I don't have classic
> VGA (yet) so I use ctty command to control DOS via serial port. But of
> course you know it's very limted, only command line tools works, I cannot
> run my beloved Dos Navigator there. But how to easy transfer some files to
> avoid often removing of SD card? On linux there are sz/rz Zmodem
> commandline tools - is there a DOS port? Or something similar?

There is a DOS port. Chuck Forsberg, who created Zmodem and RZ/SZ made one. Take a look in ftp://omen.com/pub/zmodem/ You want dsz.zip or dszexe.zip

NB : it's shareware.
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Dennis

Datalight ROM-DOS Single User Version has it.
The last freeware version was 7.1 R4.20.1588 from 2006.
No ROM-DOS version is freeware now. Current version is
7.1 R4.20.1594, it costs $55 and only documentation can
be downloaded without paying.