> > Admittedly, the fits I had with it weren't due to the protocol, and
> > you're right, it did seem more robust... there were apparantly some
> > variations in how the X/Y/Zmodem protocols got implemented...
>
> I don't see how. I have some documents (I think written by Ward
> Christiansen) about how XModem and YModem work and it seemed fairly
> straightforward to implement the protocol. XModem isn't exactly that
> difficult of a protocol to support 8-)
Ah, you assume that every programmer who has the cajones to release
their code publicly has the competence level that Ward & Randy
(or you & I) have...
> > QModem may have been it, I was using a version under OS/2 1.0...
>
> The QModem program I used ran under MS-DOS. I've found that I really
> dislike the Windows versions of such programs because Windows makes working
> with modems a real pain (about as painful as using a modem under Unix and
> that's quite a task!).
As I recall it, QMODEM was the clone of Flugelman's program, and what
I was using was a clone of the clone. Remember, this was in the 80s,
and while programming, I was living the Hotel California lifestyle...
Only in the 80s...
-dq
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