XMODEM

File Format
Name	XMODEM
Ontology	Electronic File Formats File transfer XMODEM
Released	1977

XMODEM (variously capitalized as XMODEM, XModem, or Xmodem) is a file transfer protocol. It belongs to a category of protocols that work on top of an already-established connection, typically a modem connection to a BBS.

There are a number of variants of XMODEM, including one named WXModem (Windowed Xmodem).

See also

• YMODEM (successor)
• ZMODEM (successor)

Links

• Wikipedia: XMODEM
• XMODEM/YMODEM Protocol Reference, Edited by Chuck Forsberg
  • 1988-06-18
  • 1987-10-27
  • 1985-10-10
• Xmodem, CRC Xmodem, WXmodem File Transfer Protols, by Peter Boswell (1986-06-20)
• MODEM Protocol Overview, by Ward Christiansen (1982-01-01)