Brother GeoBook NB-60 Getting Started Manual page 89

Before=sendinga DOS
textfile, check whether
the receiving computer
requireslinefeeds.
Linefeedsprevent text
from typing over itseff.
5. Use Quick Dial from the Dial menu to enter the phone number for the phone
connected to the other modem and click on Dial. When the connection boa
been made to the other computer;, CONNECT appears in the Communication
window. Close the Dial window.
6. Select Type From Text File from the File menu. A dialog box appears.
7. Select the drive (A or F); then select ASCII file you want to use. If the file
is on diskette, remove the Communications diskette and insert the diskette
containing the file.
8. Select Strip Linefeeds From Text if the other computer does not need
linefeeds after carriage returns. Most computers need linefeeds, so you
will normally not need to select this option.
9. Click on Type to send the DOS file. A status window appears, shoun'ng
bow your file transfer is going. When the file transfer is finished, the
Communication window appears.
10. To exit, select Hang Up from the Dial menu; then press EXIT.
If you create a document in Word Processing and want to send it as an ASCII
text file, export the document. See the Word Processing chapter in Book 2.
Sending text files using XMODEM
Before you can use _,
XMODEM to
transfer files, check
that the other
computer is setup
to receive an
XMODEM transfer.
With the XMODEM protocol you can send files or a large amount of
information to another computer. The advantage of using XMODEM is that
XMODEM detects a transmission failure and resends the information again.
l_ To send a fife using XMODEM:
1. Insert the diskette labelled Communication.
2. Click on the File Manager icon from the Main Menu; then dick on the drive A
icon. The contents of the diskette appear
3. Double-click on Communication. The Communication window appears.
4. Use Quick Dial from the Dial menu to enter the phone number for the phone
connected to the other modem and click on Dial. When the connects'on has
been made to the other computer,, CONNECT appears in the Communication
window. Close the Dial window.
5. Select Send XMODEM from the File menu. A dialog box appears.
6. Select the file you want to send. If the file is on diskette, remove the
Communications diskette and insert the diskette containing the fde.
7. Select the size of the data-packet. Large files are broken up into small data
packets to make the file easier to send to another computer. The
recommended selection is 128 bytes.
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