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    From bas dejong@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 12 04:04:42 2016
    Hi,
    In the mid-80's I worked with OS9 (v2.3) and I remember that I used a utility program tm (short for transparant or terminal mode?) to connect a vme 68k board to our hostcomputer via RS232. With this tool, you could talk through the host to the
    destination and upload S-record files. Is this tool still out there somewhere? I made something myself but uploading S-records hangs the board..
    Bas

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  • From Holger@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 12 14:02:29 2016
    Am 12.07.2016 um 13:04 schrieb bas dejong:
    Hi,
    In the mid-80's I worked with OS9 (v2.3) and I remember that I used a utility program tm (short for transparant or terminal mode?) to connect a vme 68k board to our hostcomputer via RS232. With this tool, you could talk through the host to the
    destination and upload S-record files. Is this tool still out there somewhere? I made something myself but uploading S-records hangs the board..
    Bas

    There are numerous terminal programs that allow uploading files. An
    S-record file can be produced by several PC software.

    The problem that your program appears to hang the computer is usually,
    unless the S record data you submit is broken, more likely a handshaking
    issue of the serial line. If you use a null-modem cable to connect to
    the board, you likely need to respect XON/XOFF during the transfer. If
    you have full RTS/CTS or DSR/DTR wiring, you have to monitor and handle
    this hardware handshake. Common terminal programs know how to handle
    that; in a home-grown uploader you have to do it yourself.

    -hl

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  • From bas dejong@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jul 22 07:40:24 2016
    Indeed all terminal applications work fine, but I want to work "through" my main system from /term to /t1 to avoid plugging my terminal in both systems. That was the tric of "tm".

    Op dinsdag 12 juli 2016 14:02:29 UTC+2 schreef Holger:
    Am 12.07.2016 um 13:04 schrieb bas dejong:
    Hi,
    In the mid-80's I worked with OS9 (v2.3) and I remember that I used a utility program tm (short for transparant or terminal mode?) to connect a vme 68k board to our hostcomputer via RS232. With this tool, you could talk through the host to the
    destination and upload S-record files. Is this tool still out there somewhere? I made something myself but uploading S-records hangs the board..
    Bas

    There are numerous terminal programs that allow uploading files. An
    S-record file can be produced by several PC software.

    The problem that your program appears to hang the computer is usually, unless the S record data you submit is broken, more likely a handshaking issue of the serial line. If you use a null-modem cable to connect to
    the board, you likely need to respect XON/XOFF during the transfer. If
    you have full RTS/CTS or DSR/DTR wiring, you have to monitor and handle
    this hardware handshake. Common terminal programs know how to handle
    that; in a home-grown uploader you have to do it yourself.

    -hl

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