ZTerm: Difference between revisions

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ZTerm is useful for transferring files between old Macs if the only other means is a floppy disk.

If hardware handshaking is not available, enable XON/XOFF.

Machine	bps	Can hardware handshake?
Macintosh Classic	14400	No
Power Macintosh 5300c	115200	Yes

If you run an incomplete System Software installation by copying the System Folder from a Disk Tools diskette to the hard disk, ZTerm will blow up upon launch before the main window appears.
It loads on Copland, but it can't find any serial ports.

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 '''ZTerm''' is useful for transferring files between old Macs if the only other means is a floppy disk.
+== Quickest stable file transfer speeds ==
-== Notes ==
+If hardware handshaking is not available, enable XON/XOFF.
-The following notes concern a Power Macintosh 7100/66 sending files to a Power Macintosh 5300c.
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Machine !! bps !! Can hardware handshake?
+|-
+| [[Macintosh Classic]] || 14400 || No
+|-
+| [[Power Macintosh 5300c]] || 115200 || Yes
+|}
+== Notes ==
+* If you run an incomplete System Software installation by copying the System Folder from a Disk Tools diskette to the hard disk, ZTerm will blow up upon launch before the main window appears.
-* The maximum speed with ZModem seems to be 115200 if hardware flow control or XON/XOFF is enabled. This results in a transfer speed of about 8780 bytes per second.
+* It loads on [[Copland]], but it can't find any serial ports.
-* If you run a half-assed System Software installation from copying the System Folder from a Disk Tools diskette to the hard disk, ZTerm will blow up upon launch before the main window appears.
-* It does load under [[Copland]], but it can't find any serial ports.
 [[Category:Classic Mac OS]]