***** SEND2 : Fast disk parallel transfert v1.2
      (c) J.GUEZENNEC 1997
      Send comments to jguezenn@icor.fr

SEND2 is an amelioration of CPCPARA.BAS, which make possible:
  - 3" disk transfers (only DATA, SYSTEM and IBM in this version.. sorry)
  - ROM transfers
  - Tape transfers

Thanks to : Marco Vieth (SEND2 use some the CPCPARA code)



1) Material needed
   ===============

* A parallel CPC<>PC cable compatible with PCPARA by Marco Vieth.
  (read CPCEMU v1.4 information files)

* The PCPARA.EXE program itself, which comes with CPCEMU v1.4 (idem)

* The CPCPARA.BAS program (idem)



2) File list
   =========

SEND2.BAS    Basic program
SEND2.ASC    The same in ASCII version
SEND2.BIN    Assembler run-time
S2MKBIN.ASC  ASCII format basic program to create SEND2.BIN
SEND2.TXT    This doc
FILE_ID.DIZ


2) Installation
   ============

Installation of SEND2 on a disc system
--------------------------------------

If you have the required material, you certainly also got the CPCPARA.BAS
program on your CPC; use it to transfer SEND2.BAS and SEND2.BIN on the CPC;


Installation of SEND2 on a tape system
--------------------------------------

a) If you have SEND2 v1.2 or higher:
   --------------------------------
Use it to transfer SEND2.BAS then SEND2.BIN in this order, on the same tape.


b) In the other cases:
   ------------------
You can't directly transfer SEND2.BAS and SEND2.BIN on tape, with CPCPARA.
Use instead the files SEND2.ASC and S2MKBIN.ASC; 
Read the following instructions:

You need:

* The parallel cable
* PCPARA.EXE on the PC
* CPCPARA.BAS on the CPC
* TWO tapes; name them TAPE 1 and TAPE 2

1) Run CPCPARA.BAS
2) Insert TAPE 1 in the tape recorder.
3) Transfer in the tape the ASCII file SEND2.ASC
4) Transfer in the tape the ASCII file S2MKBIN.ASC
5) Rewind the tape 1, and reset the CPC.
6) Load SEND2.ASC with ' LOAD" ' or ' LOAD"SEND2.ASC" '; don't rewind.
7) Insert TAPE 2 in the tape recorder
8) Save the program in Basic form with ' SAVE"SEND2.BAS" '; don't rewind.
9) Insert TAPE 1 in the tape recorder
10) load S2MKBIN.ASC with ' LOAD" ' or ' LOAD"S2MKBIN.ASC" '
11) Insert TAPE 2 in the tape recorder, and run the program (RUN);
    the file SEND2.BIN will be automatically created in the tape.

Now you can reset the CPC, rewind TAPE 2 and run the program 'SEND2.BAS'.
The Tape 1 is no more usefull.



3) Using this program
   ==================

The use of this program is very easy: it works with little imbricated
menus, you have only to read the instructions on the screen.



4) Known problems
   ==============

Transfer of full discs from CPC to PC:
-------------------------------------
Sometimes, I have experienced some transmission problems.
If you use Windows 95, be sure to be in MS-DOS MODE (not Command Mode!)
and if a problem occurs, verify the directory, because of some
strange files appearing in this case... :-)
If no problem occurs, the transmission time is ... 100 secondes !

In all cases, SEND2 can only work with standard discs (DATA,SYSTEM,IBM)



5) History
   =======

   v1.0 : the first one; ROM transfers and full discs transfers,
          but only for standards discs.

   v1.1 : file transfer CPC->PC possible from tape.
          better interface.

   v1.2 : file transfer PC->CPC possible to tape. 
          better interface for monochrome screens.



6) Miscellanous
   ============

   The original byte & file transfer code is from CPCPARA (M.Vieth)

   I have just corrected a bug concerning the ASCII files emission,
   and modified the file transfer routines for the tape.

   The disk and memory transfer routines are by J.GUEZENNEC

   This program is freeware, you can't use it or any part of it
   in a commercial project without my authorization.

   Projects : * Correct the (eventually?) bugs
              * Make use of jokers possible (on disc of course)
              * Make the program work with non-standard disks


   Special thanks to J.B. Piggin for his help, encouragements & suggestions.

Send comments and/or bugs to : jguezenn@icor.fr
