FILE TRANSFERS

All files available for download here are in ASCII format, regardless of what the file extension is. The basic program files (with a .BA extension) are not the tokenized versions! They still need to be downloaded as ASCII and then transferred to your NEC in ASCII (as a .DO file). After they're loaded onto your laptop (see below), you can Load them into Basic and convert them to the tokenized forms, at which point you can save them to disk or tape in that format.

It is assumed that any file you're downloading from this web page is being downloaded to some type of desktop PC, as web browsers for the NEC don't exist. With this assumption, you may need some pointers on sending files between your desktop and your laptop.

Transferring ASCII BASIC (.BA) programs from desktop PC to the NEC

  1. Attach your PC and your laptop together with a full NULL-modem cable.
  2. Load a terminal program on your PC (Procomm Plus, Telix, Hyperterminal, etc.)
  3. Set the terminal to communicate at 19200 bps, No Parity, 8-data bits, 1 stop-bit, and xon/xoff flow control.
  4. On the NEC, go to BASIC. Press <F1> (Load) and type in COM:9N81XN and press <ENTER>.
  5. On the desktop PC, initiate an ASCII upload of the .BA file.
  6. After the file is done sending, issue a <ctrl>Z from your desktop PC to indicate the end-of-file.
  7. Now you can save the basic file into your NEC's menu.

Transferring ASCII text (.DO) files from desktop PC to the NEC

  1. Attach your PC and your laptop together with a full NULL-modem cable.
  2. Load a terminal program on your PC (Procomm Plus, Telix, Hyperterminal, etc.)
  3. Set the terminal to communicate at 19200 bps, No Parity, 8-data bits, 1 stop-bit, and xon/xoff flow control.
  4. On the NEC's main menu, press <F1> and type in COM:9N81XN and press <ENTER>.
  5. On the desktop PC, initiate an ASCII upload of the .DO file.
  6. After the file is done sending, issue a <ctrl>Z from your desktop PC to indicate the end-of-file.

Transferring .DO or .BA files from NEC to a desktop PC

  1. Attach your PC and your laptop together with a full NULL-modem cable.
  2. Load a terminal program on your PC (Procomm Plus, Telix, Hyperterminal, etc.)
  3. Set the terminal to communicate at 19200 bps, No Parity, 8-data bits, 1 stop-bit, and xon/xoff flow control.
  4. Open an ASCII capture file or initiate an ASCII "download" on the PC.
  5. On the NEC's main menu, position the cursor over the file and press <F2> (Save).
  6. Type in COM:9N81XN and press <ENTER>.