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| BLOCK || RECORD || RETRIES
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appears on the receiving Home Computer's display. The acceptable device names are DSKl, DSK2, and DSK3 (for TI Disk Memory Drives 1, 2, and 3) or CSl (for cassette recorder 1). Make sure that a diskette (or cassette) is inserted into the appropriate mass storage device. Then type the proper device name and press '''ENTER'''.
If the receiving computer is outputting data to a disk system, the display then states PLEASE ENTER FILE NAME. Type the desired file name and press '''ENTER'''. The module does not ask you for a file name if the data is being output to a cassette.
The file transfer now begins, and the following information appears on the display of both the sending and the receiving systems:
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| BLOCK || RECORD || RETRIES
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| 001 || 01 || 00
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BLOCK and RECORD state how much information is being transmitted. There are several records in each block of data. A block is one sector on a diskette. On a cassette, the size of a block varies, depending on the length of the records.
RETRIES indicates the number of times the sending system has to restart the transmission of a record. The transfer of a record is restarted whenever an error (such as a dropped bit) is detected in the transmission. If the sending system fails to make a successful transfer of any record after the eighth retry, the file transfer is automatically terminated by the receiving system.
If you are communicating with a data base via telephone and continually get a high number of retries, you may have a bad connection. You may be able to correct the problem by hanging up and starting over.
''Note:'' For best results, do not press the paper advance button on the Thermal Printer during data transmission. Otherwise, you will lose some of the data sent from the other computer system.
Upon completion of a file transfer, the message SUCCESSFUL FILE TRANSFER appears on the displays of both systems.
===Trasnmission of Graphics and Sound===
For information on transmitting files, graphics, and sound with the Terminal Emulator II module, write for the protocol manual at the following address:
::Computer Manuals - Terminal Emulator Protocols
::Texas Instruments Incorporated
::P.O. Box 53
::Lubbock,Texas79408
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