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3	3	DiskSumo is a Commodore 64 BASIC program to dump an image of the
4	4	floppy disk in unit 8 (assumed to be a 1541 disk drive) over the RS-232
5		port via the XMODEM protocol.
	5	port via the XMODEM protocol at 300 baud. It also provides rudimentary
	6	directory-listing and dumb-terminal functions.
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7	8	The file downloaded on the other end of the connection is usable as-is
8	9	as a `.d64` disk image file. Note, however, that it won't be able to

25	26	to overcome is getting it onto your Commodore 64 in the first place. You
26	27	will probably need to type it in.
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	29	The program is menu-driven, so its usage should be self-explanatory. Hook
	30	up a null modem cable between the Commodore 64 and another computer, start
	31	a terminal program on that computer, and set the baud rate to 300. After
	32	starting the XMODEM upload on the Commodore 64, start an XMODEM download
	33	on the other computer. (You may have to stop the XMODEM download manually
	34	after it is finished, as XMODEM is not a very sophisticated protocol, and
	35	DiskSumo just barely implements it.)
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28	37	The name "DiskSumo" started life as a typo for "DiskDump".
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30	39	[Bubble Escape 2K]: http://catseye.tc/projects/bubble-escape/