TITLE
SModem/AmigaOS
VERSION
1.00 rev 5
AUTHOR
Original version: AriSoft OY
Most Amiga-specific changes in source tree by Jaakko Haakana
Amiga-version GUI & serial routines etc by Antti Häyrinen
Current Amiga version maintained by Jussi Lindgren
DESCRIPTION
Smodem is a new generation file transfer protocol. Unlike older
protocols, like Zmodem, it has a separate low level multiplexed
transfer layer (MSLP) and a high level file transfer layer. This
new design simplifies protocol design and will give a maximum
efficiency of as high as 99,5%.
Multiplexing has made it possible to send one or more files in one
continuous stream without any breaks between files. This will boost
multiple file transfers dramatically.
Smodem allows you to have chat during filetransfer. Chat is done
via string gadget and the whole "sentence" is sent at once. This
allows easy implementation of multinode chats during file transfers
and tranferrates don't decrease drascticly.
The protocol has a symmetrical nature. You can connect Smodem with
itself by looping transmitted characters back to the receiver.
There is no reason to limit transfers in one direction. Smodem
will transfer files in both directions at the same time without
noticeable performance loss.
SModem works also on telnet lines, if encapsulation is turned on.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
* Workbench 2.04 or above.
* Around 300KB of free memory.
* A modem or nullmodem cable.
HOST NAME
- wuarchive.wustl.edu and other Aminet FTP sites.
DIRECTORY
/pub/aminet/comm/misc/smodem.lha
DISTRIBUTABILITY
Freeware.
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