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Comment: Uploaded PC Link DOS and Z88 ROM programs

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This application needs 16K of either EPROM or Flash space.

Note
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titleNote: Eazylink may be used

All Eazylink ROMs are backwards compatible with PC Link II. These may be used instead of the PC Link ROM.

 

PC Download

This is a dosImage Added program.

 

 

PC Serial Cable

Not available for download

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When PC-Link has started, you will see the following message:

Make sure the PCLINK program is running on the Z88,
then hit RETURN

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This is your cue to start

Start the Link program on the Z88.

There is no need to alter the PANEL settings since the Link program sets the communication settings it needs whilst it is in operation. Your existing PANEL settings are observed.

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  1. Switch on the Z88
  2. Get to the INDEX page by pressing the -INDEX- key Image Added key.
  3. Move the cursor to the left-hand side of the screen (Applications) and move it down the list until you reach LINK
  4. Press the -ENTER- Image Added key

or
You can start it quicker by using the short form n key (nL Image AddedL or nZL Image AddedZL) as shown next to the LINK or PCLink name.

The screen clears, and you see the messages PCLINK2 PCLink II and Running in the top left-hand corner of the screen.

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This tells you that all is well and you may continue

Continue on the PC

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by pressing -ENTER-.

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titleStopping PC Link on the Z88

Normally the Z88 will close when the PC's Quit command is used, but if you wish to quit the Z88's application, use the Image Added key.

Using help

At this point the PC tries to establish communication with the Z88. If it is unable to do so, then, after a short delay, a help box appears on the PC screen. You can select a help topic by moving the cursor to it with the arrow keys, and pressing -ENTER- with  with the cursor on the topic you want to read. The appropriate help message then appears, and you can scroll through it using the arrow keys. Press -ESC- to return to the help box, and -ESC- again to leave the help box. The help box suggests various things to check to make the connection work.

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