***** SEND2 : Fast disk parallel transfert v1.0
      (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

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

* The CPCPARA program to transfert SEND2.BAS and SEND2.BIN.



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

SEND2.BAS    Basic program
SEND2.BIN    Assembler run-time 
SEND2.TXT    This doc
FILE_ID.DIZ


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

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


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.


3.a Sending a file from the CPC to the PC
    -------------------------------------

    in SEND2  : Choose Emit
    on the PC : Type PCPARA /r
    in SEND2  : Type your file name, then [Return]


3.b Sending a file from the PC to the CPC
    -------------------------------------

    in SEND2  : Choose Receive
    on the PC : Type 'PCPARA /S xxxx.xxx' where xxxx.xxx is your file


3.c Sending a disk from the CPC to the PC, in the *.DSK format
    ----------------------------------------------------------

    in SEND2  : In the Emit menu, choose ':' then [Return]
    on the PC : Type 'PCPARA /R'
    in SEND2  : Choose your DSK file name, then [Return]

    *** Warning ***
    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 !


3.d Sending a *.DSK file from the PC to the CPC
    -------------------------------------------

    in SEND2  : Choose Receive
    on the PC : Type 'PCPARA /s xxxx.DSK' (Must be a standard CPCEMU File)
    on the CPC: Insert a disk, and let's go !

   Note : to avoid some problems, the program test the presence of
   the SEND.BAS file, and will not format the disk in this case.

3.e Send directly a RAM memory Bloc from the CPC to the PC
    ------------------------------------------------------

    in SEND2  : In the Emit menu, choose '*' then [Return]
    on the PC : Type 'PCPARA /R'
    in SEND2  : Type an address (ex:&a000, or 25416), then [Return]
                Type the length of the bloc in bytes, then [Return]
                Type the FileName, then [Return]


3.f Send the lower ROM from the CPC to the PC
    -----------------------------------------

    in SEND2  : In the Emit menu, choose '*' then [Return]
    on the PC : Type 'PCPARA /R'
    in SEND2  : In the Memory menu, type 'L' then [Return]
                Type the FileName


3.g Send an upper ROM from the CPC to the PC
    ----------------------------------------

    in SEND2  : In the Emit menu, choose '*' then [Return]
    on the PC : Type 'PCPARA /R'
    in SEND2  : In the Memory menu, type 'U' then [Return]
                Type the ROM number then [Return]
                Type the FileName then [Return]


4) Miscellanous
   ============

   The parallel byte and file transfer routines are from CPCPARA (M.Vieth)

   The parallel 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.

   This is a first version, probably with a lots of defaults.

   Projects : * Correct the (eventually?) bugs
              * Make the program work with non-standard disks
               (I have to retrieve my oOOooold Amstrad documentation ! ;-) )


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