Re: Omnigo transfer protocols

Jon Frisby (logical@ix.netcom.com)
Wed, 17 Apr 1996 23:05:40 +0000

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> Does anyone have a description of the protocols used by the Omnigo when
> communicating with a PC? I'm hoping to write a set of Unix utils for dealing
> with Omnigos since I don't have a PC (if I ever produce anything worthwhile
> it'll be stuck up on a web site somewhere for free downloading).

The OG uses the PCCom protocol. It's been documented an issue or two
ago in PDA Developer's magazine, and you can find XTOZ.TAR (I think
that's the name...), a Unix<-->Zoomer PCCom transfer program on my
BBS (complete with C source, AFAIK)...

Have fun!

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