i really enjoyed reading this 40 year old textfile by Steve Punter, creator of the punter protocol. he walks you through, conceptually, how a high reliability BBS file transmission protocol works.
checksums, CRCs and other packet integrity strategies are explained in surprisingly human terms
https://cbmfiles.com/genie/geniefiles/TelcomTools/C1-PROTOCOL-DESCRIPTION
#commodore #bbs #retroComputing
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2025-02-08 04:14:34 UTC
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2025-02-08 04:14:34 UTCEvent JSON
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