The Richardson Protocol

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The Protocol Handbook

• Server Side (Host)
  • Transport Layer
    • Debugging DDE Applications
    • EOE (Order Entry)
      • Flowchart
      • Debugging tips
    • FLOP (SDA Data Transfer)
    • GAS (Glaxo Agency System)
    • TAP (General File Transfer)
    • WORM (Document Archiving)
      • The WORM Pool
      • Document Tags
  • Data Link Layer
    • Terminal emulation & DDE mode
    • DDE Drivers
    • Sutton Computing driver
    • Gigabyte Computers driver
    • XKO Group driver
  • Physical Layer
    • Null Modem cable
    • Overrun errors
• Client Side (Remote)
  • Transport Layer
    • Processes
      • ALPHA (A4, R2)
      • Basic (12, 13, 14)
      • AAH LINK (V2, VL)
      • MediNet (M1)
        • Structure
        • The Order File
        • Type T Outcome Report
        • Type P Outcome Report
        • Type 3 Outcome Report
        • Type 2 Outcome Report
    • Premature disconnection
    • Product Code validation
  • Data Link Layer
    • The LINK Protocol
    • The Gleneden Protocol
      • Structure
      • Link Control
      • Line Bid (Master)
      • Line Bid (Secondary)
      • Transmit State
      • Receive State
    • The Async Protocol
      • Cyclic Redundancy Checkword
      • Initialization
      • Receive State
      • Transmit State
      • Reverse Interrupt
      • TTD and WAK
      • Reset
    • The JRC Protocol
    • The BASIC Protocol
    • Bi-Sync Data Exchange
      • Bi-Sync Telecomms Description
      • Data Block Format
      • Transparent Data Transmission
      • Basic Bi-Sync Comms Structure
      • Line Bid - Master Station
      • Line Bid - Secondary Station
      • Transmit State
      • Receive State
    • Sleuth's Challenge
  • Physical Layer
    • The Communicator
    • Settings