QLTERM - XMODEM and ΣFP QL ROM bug (?) - Official Sinclair Greek QL ROM implementation
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:12 pm
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After Managing to connect my QL to the internet and had access to TELNET based BBSes (check above topic) , I wanted to download some QL files.
I am using the so popular QLTERM program (by Jan Bredenbeek).
QLTERM implements X-Modem protocol for file transfer.
I am able to confirm:
1) QLTERM fails to receive the file from the BBS as long my ΣFP (Sinclair QL Officially released Greek ROM) is used in the QL
2) When I replaced this ROM with a JM one, everything went excellent and the transfer always completes with success.
I believe that it is highly possible this bug to be present to all international ROMs
I believe these ROMs use some kind of characters (from QL ASCII codes) that are also used in the X-Terminal handshaking. And fail.
viewtopic.php?t=4748
After Managing to connect my QL to the internet and had access to TELNET based BBSes (check above topic) , I wanted to download some QL files.
I am using the so popular QLTERM program (by Jan Bredenbeek).
QLTERM implements X-Modem protocol for file transfer.
I am able to confirm:
1) QLTERM fails to receive the file from the BBS as long my ΣFP (Sinclair QL Officially released Greek ROM) is used in the QL
2) When I replaced this ROM with a JM one, everything went excellent and the transfer always completes with success.
I believe that it is highly possible this bug to be present to all international ROMs
I believe these ROMs use some kind of characters (from QL ASCII codes) that are also used in the X-Terminal handshaking. And fail.