
Communications
them
a
text file created on
a
word processing package. The file should be
saved in
ASCI I
format before the transfer, using the appropriate option in
the word processing package, and it should be read into a word
processor running on the target computer.
Local area networks
More complex than the one-to-one communications link described
above are local area networks, or LANs. At present there are no
universally accepted standards for communications of this type.
Acorn and Torch computers, for instance, have their own Econet
LANs for use with their equipment, and Rank Xerox has pioneered
Ethernet. Many LANs, including the two mentioned ...