How To Transfer Files Between the H8 and Macintosh

You can transfer text files between the H8 and the Macintosh. This will let you, say, use a Mac editor to prepare an assembler source file for assembly on the H8.

To copy from the H8 to the Mac

Simply copy the file to the AT: device driver. Example:

pip at:=sy1:prog.asm

The Save File As dialog box will pop up so that you can select the proper folder and file name. Then the file will be copied. If you cancel the Save File As dialog, the copy will be aborted with the HDOS error "write failure on the device."

Remember that only TEXT files can be copied to the Mac. The H8 end-of-line characters (NL) will be changed to Mac end-of-line characters (CR). Non-printing characters other than Tab, NL, and Form Feed will be stripped from the file.

To copy from the Mac to the H8

Simply copy from the AT: driver to the HDOS file. Example:

pip sy1:program.asm=at:

The Open File dialog box will pop up so that you can select the folder and file name. Then the file will be copied. If you cancel the Open File dialog, the copy will be aborted with the HDOS error "read failure on the device."

Remember that only TEXT files can be copied to the H8. The Mac end-of-line characers (CR) will te changed to H8 end-of-line characters (NL). Non-printing characters other than Tab, NL, and Form Feed will be stripped from the file.