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USING ETU 3-1
About This Chapter 3-2
Starting ETU 3-3
A Note About User Authorization 3-3
The ETU Main Menu 3-4
The ETU Utilities Menu 3-5
The ETU Commands 3-6
Main Menu: File Transfer Commands 3-6
Main Menu: ETU Power Commands 6
Utilities Menu: Microcomputer Commands 6
Utilities Menu: File Translation Commands 6
Utilities Menu: Translation Table Commands 6
Running ETU Commands 3-7
Using the Menu 3-7
Entering Commands on the Command Line 3-7
Using the Command Prompts 3-8
Using Mac Directory Dialog Boxes 3-8
Request Definitions 3-9
Types of Processing 3-10
Interactive ETU Commands 3-10
Batch ETU Commands 3-10
About Microcomputer Files 3-11
File Formats 3-11
PC-DOS 3-11
Apple Mac 3-11
LEARNING ABOUT ETU 4-1
About This Chapter 4-2
What is ETU? 4-3
Data Transfer 4-3
Data Translation 4-3
Other ETU Functions 4-3
About Transferring Files 4-4
Micro and Host File Names 4-4
Transferring Data to Host Files 4-5
Record Length 4-5
Host File Type 4-5
Data Description Specifications 4-6
About Translating Files 4-7
How Data is Stored 4-7
Using Translation Tables 4-8
ETU Translation Table Members 4-9
Using Translation Tables with the Mac 4-10
Using Microcomputer Data Formats 4-12