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This)243 W 5760 14872 MT (newsletter is published) 406 W( whenever enough news is)405 W 5760 16068 MT (gathered to) 205 W( report, and time permits. The two pre-)206 W 5760 17264 MT (vious issues were Volume) 186 W( 1, Number 1 \050July 1986\051)185 W 5760 18460 MT (and Volume 2, Number 1 \050November 1987\051.) 2 W( We) 281 W( hope)3 W 5760 19656 MT (to publish the newsletter more frequently in the future.)SH 5760 21570 MT (The Kermit newsletter attempts to inform Kermit)405 W 5760 22766 MT (users of new developments and report on some of) 70 W( the)71 W 5760 23962 MT (varied Kermit) 54 W( uses. Readers who are using Kermit in)53 W 5760 25158 MT (especially unusual, interesting, or beneficial) 100 W( ways are)101 W 5760 26354 MT (encouraged to submit articles of) 106 W( about 500 words for)105 W 5760 27550 MT (publication in future issues. Testimonials) 552 W( from)553 W 5760 28746 MT (satisfied Kermit users are always welcome too.)SH 5760 30660 MT (Everyone is) 47 W( permitted to copy and redistribute Kermit)46 W 5760 31856 MT (programs so long as it is) 128 W( not done for profit. If you)129 W 5760 33052 MT (make fixes,) 381 W( changes, improvements, or write new)380 W 5760 34248 MT (documentation of) 50 W( general interest, or especially if you)51 W 5760 35444 MT (develop a Kermit program for) 251 W( a system that didn't)250 W 5760 36640 MT (have one before, you are encouraged to send) 278 W( your)279 W 5760 37836 MT (work back to Columbia University) 289 W( so that we can)288 W 5760 39032 MT (maintain a definitive and comprehensive set of) 20 W( Kermit)21 W 5760 40228 MT (implementations for further distribution.)SH 13 /Times-Bold AF 5760 42443 MT (Product News)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 5760 44313 MT (New versions and) 266 W( releases of Kermit programs are)265 W 5760 45509 MT (continually appearing, as you) 116 W( will see in the sections)117 W 5760 46705 MT ("Summary of Recent Releases" \050page 9\051) 160 W( and "Major)159 W 5760 47901 MT (New Releases" \050page 3\051.) 27 W( In) 331 W( some cases, a single port-)28 W 5760 49097 MT (able version is able to) 183 W( replace several more specific)182 W 5760 50293 MT (versions, as reported in the "Portable 370 Kermit") 81 W( ar-)82 W 5760 51489 MT (ticle \050page 3\051.) 122 W( Kermit) 518 W( is currently available for over)121 W 5760 52685 MT (300 different computers and operating systems.)SH 5760 54599 MT (DEC's large systems, the DECsystem-10 and)828 W 5760 55795 MT (DECSYSTEM-20, have begun to) 206 W( sail smoothly into)205 W 5760 56991 MT (eternity. Our) 431 W( own DEC-20, CU20B,) 78 W( home of Kermit)79 W 5760 58187 MT (Distribution since its) 443 W( beginning in 1981, will be)442 W 5760 59383 MT (retired this) 70 W( Fall. After that time we will no longer be)71 W 5760 60579 MT (able to provide) 599 W( DEC-20 DUMPER or DEC-10)598 W 5760 61775 MT (BACKUP/Interchange format tapes! If you need)416 W 5760 62971 MT (tapes in this format,)84 W /Times-Italic SF 15109 XM (this is your last chance) 84 W( to order)83 W /Times-Roman SF (.)SH 5760 64167 MT (This offer expires September 1, 1988.)SH 5760 66081 MT (By popular demand, we) 124 W( have added some new items)125 W 5760 67277 MT (and formats to our catalog, which you may select) 121 W( on)120 W 5760 68473 MT (the enclosed order form:)SH /Symbol SF 6079 70051 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6860 XM (DEC MicroVAX) 410 W( TK50 tape cartridges. These)411 W 6860 71247 MT (should also be readable on TK70 drives.) 56 W( Available)386 W 6860 72443 MT (for both) 224 W( VAX/VMS and Ultrix-32. Cartridge #1)225 W 6860 73639 MT (holds Tapes) 27 W( A, B, and E; Cartridge #2 has Tapes C,)26 W 6860 74835 MT (D, and E.)SH /Symbol SF 33079 8080 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 33860 XM (DEC MicroVAX RX50) 394 W( diskettes for VMS and)395 W 33860 9276 MT (Ultrix. These) 799 W( should also be readable on) 262 W( RX33)261 W 33860 10472 MT (drives. Executables,) 831 W( utilities, and documentation)278 W 33860 11668 MT (for VMS or Ultrix Kermit are included.)SH /Symbol SF 33079 13103 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 33860 XM (IBM PC MS-DOS Kermit source) 242 W( diskettes avail-)241 W 33860 14299 MT (able on) 245 W( IBM PC 5 1/4-inch 360K and PS/2 for-)246 W 33860 15495 MT (matted 3.5-inch 720K diskettes.)SH /Symbol SF 33079 16930 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 33860 XM (UNIX C-Kermit source on IBM) 75 W( PC 5 1/4-inch dis-)74 W 33860 18126 MT (kettes. These) 448 W( are especially useful for Xenix users)87 W 33860 19322 MT (on PC/AT's or similar systems.)SH /Symbol SF 33079 20757 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 33860 XM (MacKermit C source on Macintosh formatted) 156 W( 3.5-)155 W 33860 21953 MT (inch diskettes.)SH 32760 23867 MT (Thanks to Digital Equipment Corporation for an)476 W 32760 25063 MT (equipment grant) 745 W( that allows us to make the)744 W 32760 26259 MT (MicroVAX TK50s and RX50s, and to) 237 W( International)238 W 32760 27455 MT (Business Machines for providing) 138 W( a PS/2 for 3.5-inch)137 W 32760 28651 MT (and 5 1/4-inch diskette production.)SH 13 /Times-Bold AF 32760 30866 MT (Disk Volunteers Needed)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 32760 32736 MT (At Columbia University, we) 154 W( try to meet the demand)155 W 32760 33932 MT (for Kermit) 105 W( programs in a variety of tape and diskette)104 W 32760 35128 MT (formats. Since) 633 W( we don't have one of) 179 W( every kind of)180 W 32760 36324 MT (computer to make disks and tapes on,) 135 W( we take every)134 W 32760 37520 MT (opportunity to ask) 129 W( public-spirited volunteers to come)130 W 32760 38716 MT (forward and make Kermit available on native media)169 W 32760 39912 MT (for the kinds of computers we) 46 W( don't have: Acorn, Ap-)47 W 32760 41108 MT (ple II,) 73 W( Apricot, Alpha Micro, Altos, Amstrad, Apollo,)72 W 32760 42304 MT (AT&T 3Bx, Atari . . . And those are just the A's!)SH 32760 44218 MT (In the Summary of) 15 W( Recent Releases on the inside back)16 W 32760 45414 MT (cover you will see some of our current) 179 W( diskette and)178 W 32760 46610 MT (tape volunteers. If) 105 W( you would like to add your name)106 W 32760 47806 MT (to the list, please contact Kermit Distribution.) 151 W( Even)575 W 32760 49002 MT (better, perhaps, if you know of a user group for your)103 W 32760 50198 MT (kind of computer that does non-profit mail-order)446 W 32760 51394 MT (software distribution, please submit) 236 W( Kermit to them)237 W 32760 52590 MT (and let us know.)SH 13 /Times-Bold AF 32760 54805 MT (Have Kermit, Will Travel)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 32760 56675 MT (Frank da Cruz and I) 6 W( have developed a series of Kermit)5 W 32760 57871 MT (seminars aimed for audiences ranging from novice to)99 W 32760 59067 MT (experienced. People) 477 W( in the New York City area) 101 W( may)100 W 32760 60263 MT (attend our courses at Columbia) 109 W( University's Division)110 W 32760 61459 MT (of Special Programs. Organizations outside of) 173 W( New)172 W 32760 62655 MT (York as well as local companies who) 36 W( would prefer in-)37 W 32760 63851 MT (house training might) 228 W( be interested to know that we)227 W 32760 65047 MT (have recently begun to take Kermit "on the road".)SH 32760 66961 MT (In November, 1987, Frank and) 380 W( I were invited to)381 W 32760 68157 MT (Tokyo to teach a) 227 W( Kermit course and give a Kermit)226 W 32760 69353 MT (presentation at Japan DECUS \050Digital Equipment)443 W 32760 70549 MT (Corporation User Society\051. The course,)202 W /Times-Italic SF 51810 XM (Fast-Paced)SH 32760 71745 MT (Introduction to) 14 W( Kermit)15 W /Times-Roman SF (, was conducted in English with)15 W 32760 72941 MT (Japanese translation. It covered the basics of) 41 W( terminal)40 W 32760 74137 MT (emulation and file) 28 W( transfer between MS-DOS PCs and)29 W ES %%Page: 2 4 61200 79200 BS 0 SI 12 /Times-Bold AF 5760 4404 MT (Page 2)SH 10 /Times-Italic AF 29251 XM (June 1988)SH 12 /Times-Bold AF 50114 XM (Kermit News)SH 51120 50 5760 5709 UL 51120 50 5760 75800 UL 11 /Times-Roman AF 5760 7955 MT (VAX/VMS, with) 502 W( a brief introduction to RS-232)501 W 5760 9151 MT (asynchronous data communication and) 168 W( modems, and)169 W 5760 10347 MT (techniques for troubleshooting.)SH 5760 12261 MT (The presentation,)145 W /Times-Italic SF 13961 XM (Kermit: Current Status and) 145 W( Future)144 W 5760 13457 MT (Directions)SH /Times-Roman SF (, was similar to) 86 W( the one prepared for Nash-)87 W 5760 14653 MT (ville DECUS) 148 W( in April 1987, except for the UN-style)147 W 5760 15849 MT (simultaneous translation) 314 W( and headphones, the guest)315 W 5760 17045 MT (speakers, and the news itself.) 68 W( We) 409 W( discussed Kermit's)67 W 5760 18241 MT (history, design and philosophy, gave) 72 W( a brief overview)73 W 5760 19437 MT (of the major new releases, and talked about) 209 W( Kermit)208 W 5760 20633 MT (performance issues and how they are) 265 W( addressed by)266 W 5760 21829 MT (compression, long packets, and sliding windows.)510 W 5760 23025 MT (Then Japan's) 148 W( "Kermit-san," Ken-Ichiro Murakami of)149 W 5760 24221 MT (NTT, spoke on special considerations for) 299 W( Japanese)298 W 5760 25417 MT (Kermits: implementations for Japanese) 447 W( computers,)448 W 5760 26613 MT (translation among the) 102 W( many computer representations)101 W 5760 27809 MT (for the different forms of) 98 W( Japanese text \050Kana, Kanji,)99 W 5760 29005 MT (Romaji\051, Japanese-language Kermit) 414 W( documentation,)413 W 5760 30201 MT (and Kermit distribution in Japan.) 132 W( We) 540 W( were charmed)133 W 5760 31397 MT (by the generous hospitality) 79 W( of our hosts, and gratified)78 W 5760 32593 MT (by the high) 4 W( level of interest in, knowledge of, and sup-)5 W 5760 33789 MT (port for Kermit in Japan.) 223 W( Many) 719 W( thanks to Kohichi)222 W 5760 34985 MT (Nishimoto, Administrator of Japan DECUS,) 58 W( for spon-)59 W 5760 36181 MT (soring the trip.)SH 5760 38095 MT (In March of this year, we were invited to) 67 W( Switzerland)66 W 5760 39291 MT (DECUS at St. Gallen to conduct a course,)136 W /Times-Italic SF 25544 XM (Advanced)SH 5760 40487 MT (Kermit: Use, Installation, and) 186 W( Support)185 W /Times-Roman SF (, designed for)185 W 5760 41683 MT (computer professionals) 651 W( who are responsible for)652 W 5760 42879 MT (Kermit within their) 426 W( organizations. Unlike Japan,)425 W 5760 44075 MT (Switzerland has no common) 501 W( language, so Swiss)502 W 5760 45271 MT (DECUS is conducted in English.) 117 W( The) 508 W( all-day course)116 W 5760 46467 MT (was quite successful, and) 288 W( well-attended despite the)289 W 5760 47663 MT (blizzard outside. The) 125 W( topics ranged from tutorials in)124 W 5760 48859 MT (Kermit use and data communications to customization)28 W 5760 50055 MT (via script construction and) 44 W( key redefinition, illustrated)43 W 5760 51251 MT (using a MicroVAX) 181 W( 2000 and a Toshiba laptop con-)182 W 5760 52447 MT (nected to a projection screen. We are grateful) 305 W( to)304 W 5760 53643 MT (David G)19 W /Times-Accent SF (y)SH /Times-Roman SF (rlet, Swiss DECUS) 19 W( Chairman, for the invita-)20 W 5760 54839 MT (tion and for his gracious hospitality. Course) 40 W( handouts)39 W 5760 56035 MT (included the new MS-DOS Kermit 2.30) 133 W( and manual,)134 W 5760 57231 MT (plus MS-DOS Kermit documentation) 223 W( translated into)222 W 5760 58427 MT (German by Gisbert W. Selke of the Wis-)880 W 5760 59623 MT (senschaftliches Institut der Ortskrankenkassen in)654 W 5760 60819 MT (Bonn, whom we had the opportunity to meet) 120 W( with in)121 W 5760 62015 MT (Ludwigsburg, West Germany.)SH 5760 63929 MT (Later in) 215 W( the month we met with the "Club Kermit")214 W 5760 65125 MT (board of directors in) 227 W( Paris. Club Kermit is a non-)228 W 5760 66321 MT (profit association, founded by Jean) 131 W( Dutertre, devoted)130 W 5760 67517 MT (to the distribution and) 359 W( promulgation of Kermit in)360 W 5760 68713 MT (France. Club) 945 W( Kermit may be contacted at) 335 W( 9 Av.)334 W 5760 69909 MT (Vergriand, 78600 Maisons Laffitte, France.)SH 5760 71823 MT (The entire) 809 W( Kermit Distribution collection was)810 W 5760 73019 MT (presented to both Japan and) 147 W( Switzerland DECUS, as)146 W 5760 74215 MT (well as to Club Kermit in France.)SH 16 /Times-Bold AF 32760 8272 MT (KERMIT DOCUMENTATION)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 32760 10353 MT (Kermit manuals have been) 227 W( translated into Japanese,)228 W 32760 11549 MT (French, German,) 225 W( Italian, Hungarian and Portuguese,)224 W 32760 12745 MT (but so far we) 117 W( have only the Portuguese available on-)118 W 32760 13941 MT (line, plus some German help files. If you have)389 W 32760 15137 MT (machine-readable translations, please send them in!)SH /Times-BoldItalic SF 32760 17051 MT (Kermit User Guide)5 W /Times-Roman SF (, 7th Edition) 5 W( \050May 1988\051. Detailed)6 W 32760 18247 MT (instructions for use of selected Kermit) 431 W( programs.)430 W 32760 19443 MT (New chapters for MS-DOS Kermit 2.30, UNIX)538 W 32760 20639 MT (Kermit 4E, IBM 370 Kermit 4.0 for VM/CMS and)227 W 32760 21835 MT (MVS/TSO, VAX/VMS Kermit 3.3,) 216 W( DEC-20 Kermit)217 W 32760 23031 MT (4.2, PDP-11 Kermit 3.58, Apple II Kermit) 430 W( 3.81,)429 W 32760 24227 MT (Macintosh Kermit 0.9, and CP/M-80) 343 W( Kermit 4.09.)344 W 32760 25423 MT (The printed) 156 W( version is typeset, with boldface, italics,)155 W 32760 26619 MT (underlining, etc, used to clarify the examples.) 12 W( The) 300 W( 7th)13 W 32760 27815 MT (edition of the User Guide is much thicker than the) 14 W( 6th,)13 W 32760 29011 MT (hence the higher price. Selected) 3 W( chapters are available)4 W 32760 30207 MT (separately: MS-DOS, Macintosh, UNIX, VMS.)SH /Times-BoldItalic SF 32760 32121 MT (Kermit, A) 94 W( File Transfer Protocol)93 W /Times-Roman SF (, by Frank da Cruz,)93 W 32760 33317 MT (Digital Press \0501987\051. An introduction to,) 204 W( and com-)205 W 32760 34513 MT (prehensive reference on,) 139 W( Kermit: its purpose, its use,)138 W 32760 35709 MT (its commands,) 199 W( its design. Complete with tables, il-)200 W 32760 36905 MT (lustrations, tutorials, appendices, a glossary, etc,) 278 W( as)277 W 32760 38101 MT (well as a troubleshooting guide and) 491 W( a complete)492 W 32760 39297 MT (specification of the Kermit) 248 W( protocol, with program-)247 W 32760 40493 MT (ming examples in the C language. Review clips:)SH 10 /Symbol AF 33050 41946 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 33760 XM (" . . . an) SH( unprecedented, self-contained book about) 471 W( a)472 W 33760 43051 MT (media-independent point-to-point 'filegram' protocol that)3 W 33760 44156 MT (is robust and adaptable to) 81 W( a wide variety of systems) 82 W( . . .)SH 33760 45261 MT (an excellent reference source.")67 W /Symbol SF 46885 XM (-)SH /Times-Roman SF (J. Klaczak,)66 W /Times-Italic SF 52231 XM (ACM Com-)66 W 33760 46366 MT (puting Reviews)SH /Times-Roman SF (, March 1988)SH /Symbol SF 33050 47692 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 33760 XM (" . . . addresses) SH( the needs of a full spectrum of) 270 W( users,)271 W 33760 48797 MT (from the) 443 W( computer semiliterate who has only used)442 W 33760 49902 MT ('canned' programs, to the experienced user) 121 W( who merely)122 W 33760 51007 MT (wants to learn the Kermit) 76 W( command set, to the program-)75 W 33760 52112 MT (mer who wants to implement Kermit on a new computer.)26 W 33760 53217 MT ([It is] a friendly book that puts you at ease with amusing)49 W 33760 54322 MT (and informative) 258 W( illustrations.")259 W /Symbol SF 47286 XM (-)SH /Times-Roman SF (James Heliotis,)259 W /Times-Italic SF 54714 XM (IEEE)SH 33760 55427 MT (Computer)SH /Times-Roman SF (, December 1987)SH /Symbol SF 33050 56753 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 33760 XM (" . . . highly) SH( recommended, not only for its KERMIT in-)90 W 33760 57858 MT (formation, but also for the first 100 pages, which) 40 W( are one)41 W 33760 58963 MT (of the finest discussion of) 678 W( data communications)677 W 33760 60068 MT (anywhere.")SH /Symbol SF 39651 XM (-)SH /Times-Roman SF (Merv Adrian, "The Workstation Data)423 W 33760 61173 MT (Link", McGraw-Hill \0501988\051)SH 11 /Times-BoldItalic AF 32760 63087 MT (Info-Kermit Digest)639 W /Times-Roman SF (, 1985-present. This) 639 W( is the)638 W 32760 64283 MT (electronic Kermit newsletter, issued) 417 W( approximately)418 W 32760 65479 MT (twice monthly, to thousands of readers on the) 178 W( inter-)177 W 32760 66675 MT (national academic computer) 730 W( networks BITNET/)731 W 32760 67871 MT (EARN, CSNET, CCNET,) 18 W( etc, with contributions from)17 W 32760 69067 MT (Kermit users and developers all over the) 461 W( world.)462 W 32760 70263 MT (Printed versions are now available, paginated and in-)112 W 32760 71459 MT (dexed for easy) 453 W( reference. Included are announ-)454 W 32760 72655 MT (cements of new) 43 W( releases, discussions of proposed new)42 W 32760 73851 MT (features of the protocol, problems and solutions.)SH ES %%Page: 3 5 61200 79200 BS 0 SI 12 /Times-Bold AF 5760 4404 MT (Kermit News)SH 10 /Times-Italic AF 29251 XM (June 1988)SH 12 /Times-Bold AF 53514 XM (Page 3)SH 51120 50 5760 5709 UL 51120 50 5760 75800 UL 16 SS 32760 8272 MT (MAJOR NEW RELEASES)SH 12 SS 32760 10543 MT (MS-DOS KERMIT 2.31)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 32760 12343 MT (Short on the heels of version 2.30 of) 32 W( MS-DOS Kermit)33 W 32760 13539 MT (comes another new release, this time) 125 W( 2.31, also from)124 W 32760 14735 MT (Professor Joe R.) 257 W( Doupnik) SH( of Utah State) 257 W( University.)258 W 32760 15931 MT (But before talking about 2.31, let's correct) 228 W( a major)227 W 32760 17127 MT (omission in the announcement of 2.30 in the) 154 W( last is-)155 W 32760 18323 MT (sue:)SH /Times-Bold SF 34952 XM (Tektronix graphics terminal) 145 W( emulation)144 W /Times-Roman SF (. IBM)563 W 32760 19519 MT (PC Kermit 2.30 and later includes emulation of) 208 W( the)209 W 32760 20715 MT (Tek 4010, plus some 4014 line drawing) 159 W( features, on)158 W 32760 21911 MT (most popular) 297 W( displays, including CGA, EGA, Her-)298 W 32760 23107 MT (cules, Olivetti, AT&T,) 561 W( and even character-mode)560 W 32760 24303 MT (simulation on systems with no graphics boards at all!)SH 32760 26217 MT (Major new features for) 42 W( version 2.31 include expanded)43 W 32760 27413 MT (support for local area networks \050see article on) 20 W( page 4\051,)19 W 32760 28609 MT (and new support for Kermit)48 W /Times-Bold SF 45493 XM (file attribute packets)48 W /Times-Roman SF (, so)49 W 32760 29805 MT (that file sizes, creation dates, and other information)221 W 32760 31001 MT (can be conveyed along) 202 W( with the file itself \050page 6\051.)203 W 32760 32197 MT (And there's now a transaction log,) 230 W( so that you can)229 W 32760 33393 MT (come back after a long unattended file transfer session)22 W 32760 34589 MT (and find out what happened.)SH 32760 36503 MT (But the) 155 W( biggest change for 2.31 is in the)154 W /Times-Bold SF 51989 XM (script and)154 W 32760 37699 MT (macro language)174 W /Times-Roman SF (. It) 625 W( is now possible to define vari-)175 W 32760 38895 MT (ables, to call macros with) 300 W( parameters, to construct)299 W 32760 40091 MT (loops, to perform) 211 W( conditional GOTOs, to reexamine)212 W 32760 41287 MT (previous INPUT strings, to) 234 W( delay operations until a)233 W 32760 42483 MT (predetermined time of day, and much more.)SH 32760 44397 MT (Thanks once again to Joe for his excellent work) 138 W( and)139 W 32760 45593 MT (generous spirit, and to the many beta testers for bug)148 W 32760 46789 MT (reports and fixes. MS-Kermit 2.31 is available on)258 W 32760 47985 MT (Tape A, prefix MS, and on diskette.)SH /Times-Italic SF 32760 49899 MT (Since MS-DOS Kermit runs on) 378 W( so many different)377 W 32760 51095 MT (machines, not all versions are updated at once.) 90 W( IBM)456 W 32760 52291 MT (PCs and compatibles are) 193 W( done first, with other sys-)192 W 32760 53487 MT (tems like Rainbow, Sanyo, HP, NEC, and) 135 W( Victor fol-)136 W 32760 54683 MT (lowing later.) 112 W( As) 497 W( of press time, version 2.31 is avail-)111 W 32760 55879 MT (able only for the IBM's and) 246 W( compatibles, the DEC)247 W 32760 57075 MT (Rainbow, the HP-150, and "generic MS-DOS.")SH 12 /Times-Bold AF 32760 59346 MT (MACINTOSH KERMIT 0.9\05040\051)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 32760 61146 MT (Macintosh Kermit 0.9\05040\051, by Paul Placeway of Ohio)81 W 32760 62342 MT (State University and Matthias Aebi of ECOFIN)527 W 32760 63538 MT (Research and) 523 W( Consulting, Ltd, Z)522 W /Times-Accent SF (y)SH /Times-Roman SF (rich, based on)522 W 32760 64734 MT (Columbia's original MacKermit, was released in) 64 W( May)65 W 32760 65930 MT (1988. MacKermit) 321 W( 0.9\05040\051 runs on) 23 W( all Macs except the)22 W 32760 67126 MT (128K original, for which the) 20 W( previous release, 0.8\05034\051,)21 W 32760 68322 MT (is still available.)SH 32760 70236 MT (As of 0.9, MacKermit has) 106 W( been translated into Apple)105 W 32760 71432 MT (MPW C, so that it can be edited, compiled, and) 99 W( built)100 W 32760 72628 MT (on the Macintosh itself.) 121 W( Previous) 516 W( versions had to be)120 W 32760 73824 MT (cross-compiled on a Unix system.) 94 W( MacKermit's) 464 W( new)95 W ES %%Page: 4 6 61200 79200 BS 0 SI 12 /Times-Bold AF 5760 4404 MT (Page 4)SH 10 /Times-Italic AF 29251 XM (June 1988)SH 12 /Times-Bold AF 50114 XM (Kermit News)SH 51120 50 5760 5709 UL 51120 50 5760 75800 UL 11 /Times-Roman AF 5760 7955 MT (features include correct operation on the Mac) 160 W( II and)159 W 5760 9151 MT (SE; compatibility with all Macintosh) 88 W( keyboards; long)89 W 5760 10347 MT (packet support;) 177 W( a built-in, expanded key redefinition)176 W 5760 11543 MT (function; expanded server operation; multifile \050folder\051)53 W 5760 12739 MT (send; screen capture;) 102 W( transaction logging; Multifinder)101 W 5760 13935 MT (support; improved VT102 emulation,) 326 W( including the)327 W 5760 15131 MT (addition of smooth scrolling; and a new manual.)SH 5760 17045 MT (Thanks to everyone who tested) 4 W( different prereleases of)3 W 5760 18241 MT (this program since last October, and apologies to) 2 W( those)3 W 5760 19437 MT (of you who ordered MacKermit from) 213 W( us in the last)212 W 5760 20633 MT (several months and received) 138 W( a 0.9\05036\051 beta-test copy)139 W 5760 21829 MT (without an up-to-date manual. And) 178 W( many thanks to)177 W 5760 23025 MT (Paul and Matthias for putting) 36 W( this release together and)37 W 5760 24221 MT (making it available. Both the new MacKermit and) 19 W( the)18 W 5760 25417 MT (old MacKermit \050version 0.8\05034\051) 94 W( for the 128K Macin-)95 W 5760 26613 MT (tosh\051 are available on Tape B, prefix CK, and on)301 W 5760 27809 MT (Macintosh diskette.)SH 12 /Times-Bold AF 5760 30080 MT (KERMIT-370 4.0 FOR CMS & TSO)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 5760 31880 MT (Portable IBM 370 Kermit was described by John)369 W 5760 33076 MT (Chandler of Harvard) 30 W( University in the last issue of the)29 W 5760 34272 MT (newsletter. Since) 287 W( then, this) 6 W( program has been released)7 W 5760 35468 MT (for both VM/CMS and MVS/TSO systems. It) 222 W( is a)221 W 5760 36664 MT (very advanced Kermit implementation,) 266 W( operating in)267 W 5760 37860 MT (both the linemode \0503705\051 and full-screen 3270-)548 W 5760 39056 MT (emulation environments with) 333 W( a variety of protocol)334 W 5760 40252 MT (emulators, including the IBM) 400 W( Series/1, 4994, and)399 W 5760 41448 MT (7171, as well as several non-IBM models.)SH 5760 43362 MT (Kermit-370 retires several) 69 W( redundant versions of TSO)70 W 5760 44558 MT (and CMS Kermit, in particular the venerable 1.0 for)159 W 5760 45754 MT (TSO, which had separate incarnations) 339 W( for each of)340 W 5760 46950 MT (several types of front ends. Kermit-370 is) 163 W( available)162 W 5760 48146 MT (on Tape B, with file prefix IK.) 212 W( It) 701 W( is distributed in)213 W 5760 49342 MT (IBM 370) 130 W( assembly language source form, with com-)129 W 5760 50538 MT (plete assembly and installation instructions.)SH 12 /Times-Bold AF 5760 52809 MT (CP/M-80 KERMIT 4.09)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 5760 54609 MT (This is the first new release of CP/M-80 Kermit since)63 W 5760 55805 MT (February 1985, when Charles Carvalho) 609 W( updated)608 W 5760 57001 MT (Columbia's original CP/M Kermit program to con-)272 W 5760 58197 MT (solidate support for different systems) 37 W( and to add some)36 W 5760 59393 MT (new features. This) 125 W( process has been carried forward)126 W 5760 60589 MT (by Bertil) 221 W( Schou of Loughborough University in the)220 W 5760 61785 MT (UK, who) 229 W( has further modularized the program, im-)230 W 5760 62981 MT (proved its performance,) 113 W( added support for many new)112 W 5760 64177 MT (systems, and put in) 137 W( some new features too. Version)138 W 5760 65373 MT (4.09 supports more than 60 different CP/M systems,)159 W 5760 66569 MT (ranging from the Kaypros) 216 W( and Osbornes, to various)217 W 5760 67765 MT (British micros, to the homemade) 321 W( models from the)320 W 5760 68961 MT (BYTE Magazine Circuit Cellar.)SH 5760 70875 MT (New features for) 212 W( this version include a selection of)213 W 5760 72071 MT (terminal emulations; standardized file) 261 W( transfer com-)260 W 5760 73267 MT (mand syntax; command-line) 454 W( arguments; command)455 W 5760 74463 MT (and initialization files;) 354 W( TYPE, PRINT, and COPY)353 W 32760 7955 MT (commands; increased speed on DIRECTORY and)407 W 32760 9151 MT (wildcard SEND) 26 W( operations. The program is written in)25 W 32760 10347 MT (8080 assembly) 76 W( language, and can be assembled using)77 W 32760 11543 MT (LASM or the Microsoft M80 assembler.)SH 32760 13457 MT (Many thanks) 293 W( to Bertil for this long-term effort, to)292 W 32760 14653 MT (Alan Phillips and) 124 W( Steve Jenkins at Lancaster Univer-)125 W 32760 15849 MT (sity for sending this new version to us via) 2 W( transoceanic)1 W 32760 17045 MT (magnetic tape, and to the many) 93 W( others in the UK and)94 W 32760 18241 MT (elsewhere who) 636 W( contributed to the new release.)635 W 32760 19437 MT (CP/M-80 Kermit 4.09) 135 W( is available on Tape A, prefix)136 W 32760 20633 MT (CP. As) 752 W( always, diskette volunteers and user-group)238 W 32760 21829 MT (diskette distribution are welcome!)SH 16 /Times-Bold AF 32760 25213 MT (CONTRIBUTIONS)SH 13 SS 32760 27428 MT (MS-Kermit on Local Area Networks)SH 11 /Times-Italic AF 33860 29359 MT (Joe R. Doupnik)SH 33860 30555 MT (Utah State University)SH /Times-Roman SF 32760 32685 MT (About one year ago Local) 75 W( Area Network support was)76 W 32760 33881 MT (incorporated in MS Kermit for IBM PCs, thanks) 208 W( to)207 W 32760 35077 MT (support and advice from AT&T. In contrast to) 209 W( the)210 W 32760 36273 MT (common use of LANs to connect workstations to net-)67 W 32760 37469 MT (work fileservers, Kermit uses) 32 W( the LAN to talk to other)33 W 32760 38665 MT (Kermits or to selected mainframe) 98 W( hosts; this is called)97 W 32760 39861 MT (peer-to-peer or any-to-any communications.) 487 W( The)1250 W 32760 41057 MT (same MS Kermit program for IBM PC's) 136 W( which hap-)135 W 32760 42253 MT (pily talks) 1 W( over a modem or a direct RS-232 connection)2 W 32760 43449 MT (can also) 210 W( use almost all popular LANs. These days)209 W 32760 44645 MT (when offices are wired for LANs) 38 W( but not RS-232, it is)39 W 32760 45841 MT (nice to know that Kermit can exploit the new) 226 W( high)225 W 32760 47037 MT (speed technology.)SH /Times-Bold SF 32760 48951 MT (How does Kermit connect to a Local) 281 W( Area)282 W /Times-Roman SF 54926 XM (Net-)SH 32760 50147 MT (work? Three) 747 W( kinds of network connections) 236 W( can be)235 W 32760 51343 MT (made. The) 433 W( first kind is through the industry standard)80 W 32760 52539 MT (NetBios interface \050interrupt 5CH\051 which) 212 W( is supplied)211 W 32760 53735 MT (with virtually all current LAN systems. The) 147 W( Kermit)148 W 32760 54931 MT (command)SH /Courier SF 35400 56457 MT (SET PORT NET)SH /Courier-Oblique SF 43980 XM (host-name)SH /Times-Roman SF 32760 58052 MT (selects the LAN's NetBios channel, rather) 252 W( than the)251 W 32760 59248 MT (familiar serial port, and attempts to connect to) 277 W( the)278 W 32760 60444 MT (named host system. That is the only Kermit) 5 W( command)4 W 32760 61640 MT (which distinguishes network from serial port opera-)222 W 32760 62836 MT (tions; everything else is exactly the) 250 W( same. All the)249 W 32760 64032 MT (LAN-specific work is carefully hidden behind the)365 W 32760 65228 MT (scenes and operates) 95 W( automatically. A BREAK signal)94 W 32760 66424 MT (can even be) 116 W( sent across STARLAN and Ungermann-)117 W 32760 67620 MT (Bass systems.)SH 32760 69534 MT (NetBios systems use) 91 W( names for each station and each)90 W 32760 70730 MT (active Kermit makes a unique name for) 141 W( itself. Con-)142 W 32760 71926 MT (nections to other) 237 W( Kermits are done by name. This)236 W 32760 73122 MT (technique works well even on LAN systems) 151 W( such as)152 W 32760 74318 MT (Novell Netware which do not otherwise really use)291 W ES %%Page: 5 7 61200 79200 BS 0 SI 12 /Times-Bold AF 5760 4404 MT (Kermit News)SH 10 /Times-Italic AF 29251 XM (June 1988)SH 12 /Times-Bold AF 53514 XM (Page 5)SH 51120 50 5760 5709 UL 51120 50 5760 75800 UL 11 /Times-Roman AF 5760 7955 MT (NetBios names.)SH 5760 9869 MT (The second connection) 82 W( method is to send and receive)83 W 5760 11065 MT (through a vendor-supplied intercept package) 310 W( which)309 W 5760 12261 MT (masquerades as a serial port.) 124 W( Many) 525 W( LANs and X.25)125 W 5760 13457 MT (systems provide such packages. The) 278 W( Kermit com-)277 W 5760 14653 MT (mand)SH /Courier SF 8400 16248 MT (SET PORT BIOS)SH /Courier-Oblique SF (n)SH /Times-Roman SF 18300 XM (\050)SH /Courier-Oblique SF (n)SH /Courier SF 19986 XM (=)SH /Times-Roman SF 21306 XM (1..4\051)SH 5760 17843 MT (tells Kermit to use the) 132 W( system Bios so that the inter-)133 W 5760 19039 MT (ceptor can capture) 101 W( traffic. Commonly, one "logs on")100 W 5760 20235 MT (to the network package by behaving as a terminal)289 W 5760 21431 MT (\050Kermit's Connect mode\051 and telling) 202 W( the interceptor)201 W 5760 22627 MT (the name of remote host,) 144 W( terminal type, and so forth)145 W 5760 23823 MT (according to the rules of the LAN) 30 W( system. Thereafter,)29 W 5760 25019 MT (Kermit operations are) 110 W( the same as using a modem or)111 W 5760 26215 MT (wired line.)SH /Times-Italic SF 11014 XM (\050BIOSn support requires 2.31.\051)SH /Times-Roman SF 5760 28129 MT (A third connection method is the Ungermann-Bass)293 W 5760 29325 MT (NetOne LAN) 675 W( system through UB's specialized)676 W 5760 30521 MT (NETCI \050interrupt 6BH\051 LAN calls. The Kermit) 56 W( com-)55 W 5760 31717 MT (mand)SH /Courier SF 8400 33243 MT (SET PORT UB-NET1)SH /Times-Roman SF 5760 34838 MT (starts such) 122 W( a connection. Further "logon" commands)123 W 5760 36034 MT (are issued from Kermit's) 64 W( terminal emulator. UB sup-)63 W 5760 37230 MT (port was provided by Rene Rehmann) 120 W( in Switzerland,)121 W 5760 38426 MT (and Henrik Levkowetz) 81 W( in Sweden. This kind of con-)80 W 5760 39622 MT (nection directs traffic) 290 W( to an outgoing bridge which)291 W 5760 40818 MT (simulates ordinary asynchronous character terminal)349 W 5760 42014 MT (activity to modems and) 268 W( other computers.)269 W /Times-Italic SF 26154 XM (\050NetOne)SH 5760 43210 MT (support is available only in Kermit version 2.31.\051)SH /Times-Bold SF 5760 45124 MT (What can) 161 W( MS Kermit do across a LAN?)160 W /Times-Roman SF 26540 XM (First, it)160 W 5760 46320 MT (works fast!) 79 W( As) 435 W( fast as the computers at each end can)80 W 5760 47516 MT (execute Kermit, roughly 40,000+) 133 W( bits per second be-)132 W 5760 48712 MT (tween standard AT's.)SH 5760 50626 MT (Second, Kermit can talk to other Kermits on the net-)114 W 5760 51822 MT (work as a Client \050requestor\051) 427 W( Kermit to a Server)426 W 5760 53018 MT (Kermit. Many) 875 W( such pairings can be active) 300 W( simul-)301 W 5760 54214 MT (taneously without disturbing) 95 W( normal LAN operations.)94 W 5760 55410 MT (Each pair uses the NetBios unique) 151 W( names to make a)152 W 5760 56606 MT (formal connection, or "virtual circuit.") 177 W( Thus) 627 W( one or)176 W 5760 57802 MT (more Kermits can be named) 113 W( Servers and provide file)114 W 5760 58998 MT (exchanges between cooperating stations,) 126 W( at the whim)125 W 5760 60194 MT (of individual users. A Kermit) 100 W( Server \050using the Net-)101 W 5760 61390 MT (Bios connection\051 left running all day can attend to)258 W 5760 62586 MT (many clients, one at a time of course.) 29 W( Since) 335 W( Kermit is)30 W 5760 63782 MT (not a) 219 W( Terminate-Stay-Resident program, workstation)218 W 5760 64978 MT (memory is freed when communications are finished.)SH 5760 66892 MT (Third, Kermit can act as) 197 W( a decent terminal \050VT102,)198 W 5760 68088 MT (VT52, Heath-19 for text, and) 290 W( Tektronix 4010+ for)289 W 5760 69284 MT (both text and color graphics\051 for) 465 W( connections to)466 W 5760 70480 MT (mainframes and X.25 systems joined to) 48 W( the LAN; this)47 W 5760 71676 MT (seems to be one of the) 276 W( most popular options. Of)277 W 5760 72872 MT (course, where terminal traffic) 244 W( can flow usually one)243 W 5760 74068 MT (may find another Kermit to support file transfers.)SH /Times-Bold SF 32760 7955 MT (What MS-Kermit) 337 W( cannot do:)338 W /Times-Roman SF 48594 XM (Well, it does not)338 W 32760 9151 MT (know how to converse with the LAN) 129 W( fileserver even)128 W 32760 10347 MT (though the network's pseudo) 255 W( disk drives work fine)256 W 32760 11543 MT (with Kermit. The reason is filesevers talk) 316 W( arcane)315 W 32760 12739 MT (proprietary languages) 185 W( across the LAN. Similarly, it)186 W 32760 13935 MT (does not know about other specialized operations as-)125 W 32760 15131 MT (sociated with LAN servers, such as) 380 W( asynchronous)381 W 32760 16327 MT (modem servers,) 462 W( unless the LAN vendor supplies)461 W 32760 17523 MT (software replacing the) 44 W( normal serial port driver on the)45 W 32760 18719 MT (workstation \050some X.25 systems and UB do this\051.)SH 32760 20633 MT (Kermit cannot act as a bridge to relay traffic from one)36 W 32760 21829 MT (source, say the LAN workstation, to another destina-)125 W 32760 23025 MT (tion such as an attached modem.) 85 W( Kermit) 443 W( says "Pack-)84 W 32760 24221 MT (ets stop here," to borrow from Harry Truman.)SH /Times-Bold SF 32760 26135 MT (What is) 123 W( needed to use MS Kermit across a LAN?)124 W /Times-Roman SF 32760 27331 MT (One each: MS-Kermit version 2.30 or later for) 163 W( IBM)162 W 32760 28527 MT (PCs \0502.31 for BIOS)144 W /Times-Italic SF (n)SH /Times-Roman SF 42839 XM (or NetOne support\051, a LAN of)145 W 32760 29723 MT (arbitrary size) 463 W( and manufacture, a matching LAN)462 W 32760 30919 MT (adapter board for the PC set to LAN adapter) 206 W( board)207 W 32760 32115 MT (number zero. Mix well, enjoy.)SH 13 /Times-Bold AF 32760 34330 MT (Dynamic Packet Size Control)SH 11 /Times-Italic AF 33860 36261 MT (John Chandler)SH 33860 37457 MT (Harvard University)SH /Times-Roman SF 32760 39587 MT (Kermit-370 release 4.0) 7 W( \050for CMS and TSO and, poten-)6 W 32760 40783 MT (tially, other operating systems on) 583 W( IBM/370-type)584 W 32760 41979 MT (mainframes\051 has introduced a new feature) 21 W( with impor-)20 W 32760 43175 MT (tance to) 307 W( the transmission of long packets, namely,)308 W 32760 44371 MT (dynamic tailoring of the packet size to noise con-)304 W 32760 45567 MT (ditions on the) 215 W( communication line. The implemen-)216 W 32760 46763 MT (tation in) 21 W( release 4.0 is a greatly simplified version of a)20 W 32760 47959 MT (more detailed model that will be sketched out here.) 14 W( In)304 W 32760 49155 MT (essence, the model rests on a few simple assumptions:)SH 32761 50608 MT (1.)SH 33861 XM (Transmission errors have a Poisson distribution,)363 W 33860 51804 MT (i.e., occur randomly and not too frequently.)SH 32761 53239 MT (2.)SH 33861 XM (The effective speed is) 51 W( limited by both the transmis-)52 W 33860 54435 MT (sion line data rate and the CPU processing speed)197 W 33860 55631 MT (\050both of which add delays proportional to the num-)67 W 33860 56827 MT (ber of bytes exchanged\051.)SH 32761 58262 MT (3.)SH 33861 XM (Each exchange of a packet and its) 47 W( acknowledgment)46 W 33860 59458 MT (is accompanied by a fixed) 344 W( communication dead)345 W 33860 60654 MT (time, which may include) 112 W( any combination of com-)111 W 33860 61850 MT (puter time sharing waits, line turnaround, satellite)191 W 33860 63046 MT (transmission delay, or other fixed overhead.)SH 32761 64481 MT (4.)SH 33861 XM (Noise between packets) 71 W( has no ill effects. Thus, er-)70 W 33860 65677 MT (rors occur effectively only in data packets, since)252 W 33860 66873 MT (those are much longer than the acknowledgments.)SH 32761 68308 MT (5.)SH 33861 XM (Each transmission error corrupts, but does not)461 W 33860 69504 MT (destroy, a packet.)SH 32760 70957 MT (With these assumptions, it) 2 W( is relatively straightforward)3 W 32760 72153 MT (to compute the throughput of a Kermit) 21 W( transmission in)20 W 32760 73349 MT (data bytes per second, given the relevant quantities:)SH ES %%Page: 6 8 61200 79200 BS 0 SI 12 /Times-Bold AF 5760 4404 MT (Page 6)SH 10 /Times-Italic AF 29251 XM (June 1988)SH 12 /Times-Bold AF 50114 XM (Kermit News)SH 51120 50 5760 5709 UL 51120 50 5760 75800 UL 11 /Symbol AF 6079 8080 MT (\267)SH /Times-Italic SF 6860 XM (B)SH /Times-Roman SF (, the block check type;)SH /Symbol SF 6079 9515 MT (\267)SH /Times-Italic SF 6860 XM (P)SH /Times-Roman SF (, the packet size \050including the SOH and EOL\051;)SH /Symbol SF 6079 10950 MT (\267)SH /Times-Italic SF 6860 XM (V)SH 8 SS 7316 11295 MT (C)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 7850 10950 MT (, the computer encoding/decoding speed \050serial,)197 W 6860 12225 MT (both computers\051;)SH /Symbol SF 6079 13660 MT (\267)SH /Times-Italic SF 6860 XM (V)SH 8 SS 7316 14005 MT (L)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 7761 13660 MT (, the communication line speed;)SH /Symbol SF 6079 15095 MT (\267)SH /Times-Italic SF 6860 XM (X)SH /Times-Roman SF (, the packet overhead \050i.e., the number of non-data)22 W 6860 16291 MT (bytes in each packet\051;)SH /Symbol SF 6079 17726 MT (\267)SH /Times-Italic SF 6860 XM (T)SH 8 SS 7256 18071 MT (D)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 7834 17726 MT (, the packet dead time; and)SH /Symbol SF 6079 19161 MT (\267)SH /Times-Italic SF 6860 XM (T)SH 8 SS 7256 19506 MT (E)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 7745 19161 MT (, the average time between errors.)SH 5760 20614 MT (In these terms, the throughput is)SH 7965 22266 MT (\050)SH /Times-Italic SF (P)SH /Symbol SF (-)SH /Times-Italic SF (X)SH /Times-Roman SF (\051)SH /Symbol SF 10920 XM (\264)SH /Times-Roman SF 11949 XM (exp\050)SH /Symbol SF (-)SH /Times-Italic SF (P)SH /Times-Roman SF 15454 XM (/ \050)SH /Times-Italic SF (V)SH 8 SS 16857 22611 MT (L)SH 11 /Symbol AF 17577 22266 MT (\264)SH /Times-Italic SF 18456 XM (T)SH 8 SS 18852 22611 MT (E)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 19341 22266 MT (\051\051)SH 12119 50 7960 22986 UL 7960 23982 MT (\050)SH /Times-Italic SF (P)SH /Times-Roman SF (+5+)SH /Times-Italic SF (B)SH /Times-Roman SF (\051)SH /Symbol SF 12101 XM (\264)SH /Times-Roman SF 12980 XM (\0501/)SH /Times-Italic SF (V)SH 8 SS 14658 24327 MT (L)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 15103 23982 MT (+1/)SH /Times-Italic SF (V)SH 8 SS 17035 24327 MT (C)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 17569 23982 MT (\051 +)SH /Times-Italic SF 19105 XM (T)SH 8 SS 19501 24327 MT (D)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 5760 26773 MT (A plot of throughput versus) 42 W( packet size for this model)43 W 5760 27969 MT (has a characteristic shape, rising sharply at small)182 W /Times-Italic SF 28933 XM (P)SH /Times-Roman SF (,)SH 5760 29165 MT (then leveling off and finally declining gently at large)113 W /Times-Italic SF 5760 30361 MT (P)SH /Times-Roman SF (. 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For)25 W 5760 48893 MT (example,)SH /Times-Italic SF 10134 XM (V)SH 8 SS 10590 49238 MT (L)SH 11 /Symbol AF 11310 48893 MT (\264)SH /Times-Italic SF 12189 XM (T)SH 8 SS 12585 49238 MT (E)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 13447 48893 MT (is, in the long) 98 W( run, equal to the total)99 W 5760 50168 MT (number of bytes transmitted \050both) 186 W( ways\051 divided by)185 W 5760 51364 MT (the number of errors, i.e., by the number of) 172 W( packets)173 W 5760 52560 MT (that must be) 86 W( resent. In short, Kermit can keep a run-)85 W 5760 53756 MT (ning tally of bytes,) 49 W( packets, and retries during a trans-)50 W 5760 54952 MT (mission and) 125 W( from them compute the optimum packet)124 W 5760 56148 MT (size dynamically. If)296 W /Times-Italic SF 16199 XM (T)SH 8 SS 16595 56493 MT (D)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 17745 56148 MT (is negligible, then Kermit)297 W 5760 57423 MT (needs only a total of bytes sent) 134 W( \050and received\051 and a)133 W 5760 58619 MT (count of bad packets. Otherwise, Kermit must also)197 W 5760 59815 MT (have available) 81 W( the line speed)80 W /Times-Italic SF 19080 XM (V)SH 8 SS 19536 60160 MT (L)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 20336 59815 MT (plus a count of pack-)80 W 5760 61090 MT (ets exchanged) 86 W( and the elapsed time. From the tallied)87 W 5760 62286 MT (quantities,)SH /Times-Italic SF 10698 XM (b)SH /Times-Roman SF (, the total number of bytes exchanged;)109 W /Times-Italic SF 29117 XM (e)SH /Times-Roman SF (,)SH 5760 63482 MT (the number) 168 W( of error retries;)169 W /Times-Italic SF 18789 XM (p)SH /Times-Roman SF (, the number of packet)169 W 5760 64678 MT (exchanges; and)83 W /Times-Italic SF 12950 XM (t)SH /Times-Roman SF (, the elapsed time, a) 83 W( Kermit program)82 W 5760 65874 MT (can obtain the approximate optimum packet size in ei-)29 W 5760 67070 MT (ther of two ways. Assuming negligible dead) 277 W( time)276 W 5760 68266 MT (gives)SH 7960 69918 MT (sqrt\050\050)SH /Times-Italic SF (X)SH /Times-Roman SF (+5+)SH /Times-Italic SF (B)SH /Times-Roman SF (\051)SH /Symbol SF 14117 XM (\264)SH /Times-Italic SF 14996 XM (b)SH /Times-Roman SF (/)SH /Times-Italic SF (e)SH /Times-Roman SF (\051)SH 5760 71570 MT (which underestimates the optimum, and making) 257 W( al-)258 W 5760 72766 MT (lowance for large dead time gives)SH 7960 74418 MT (sqrt\050\050)SH /Times-Italic SF (b)SH /Times-Roman SF (/)SH /Times-Italic SF (p)SH /Symbol SF 12023 XM (-)SH /Times-Roman SF 12902 XM (\050)SH /Times-Italic SF (X)SH /Times-Roman SF (+5+)SH /Times-Italic SF (B)SH /Times-Roman SF (\051\051)SH /Symbol SF 17409 XM (\264)SH /Times-Roman SF 18288 XM (\050)SH /Times-Italic SF (V)SH 8 SS 19110 74763 MT (L)SH 11 /Symbol AF 19830 74418 MT (\264)SH /Times-Italic SF 20709 XM (t)SH /Symbol SF 21290 XM (-)SH /Times-Italic SF 22169 XM (b)SH /Times-Roman SF (\051 /)SH /Times-Italic SF 23941 XM (e)SH /Times-Roman SF (\051)SH 32760 7955 MT (which overestimates by virtue of assuming that V)58 W 8 /Times-Italic AF 54793 8300 MT (C)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 55660 7955 MT (far)SH 32760 9230 MT (exceeds V)SH 8 /Times-Italic AF 37093 9575 MT (L)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 37538 9230 MT (.)SH 32760 11144 MT (Kermit-370 has an implementation of the first expres-)55 W 32760 12340 MT (sion, with the handy value 16) 145 W( substituted for)144 W /Times-Italic SF 53746 XM (X)SH /Times-Roman SF (+5+)SH /Times-Italic SF (B)SH /Times-Roman SF 32760 13536 MT (\050which would) 157 W( be 15 for)158 W /Times-Italic SF 44148 XM (B)SH /Times-Roman SF (=1 and 19 for)158 W /Times-Italic SF 51692 XM (B)SH /Times-Roman SF (=3\051. It) 591 W( is)158 W 32760 14732 MT (clear from the two expressions) 83 W( that the optimum can-)82 W 32760 15928 MT (not be calculated if there are no) 159 W( transmission errors;)160 W 32760 17124 MT (the optimum) 102 W( length would be infinite, and the packet)101 W 32760 18320 MT (size can be just) 338 W( what the other Kermit requested.)339 W 32760 19516 MT (When the) 880 W( long-packet protocol is in effect,)879 W 32760 20712 MT (Kermit-370 checks after every 20 packets) 265 W( during a)266 W 32760 21908 MT (SEND to see if there have been any errors and, if so,)91 W 32760 23104 MT (computes the optimum packet length based on) 21 W( the for-)22 W 32760 24300 MT (mula and uses that optimum size as) 5 W( an upper bound on)4 W 32760 25496 MT (subsequent packets. Simulations \050with)401 W /Times-Italic SF 52181 XM (V)SH 8 SS 52637 25841 MT (L)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 53759 25496 MT (at 120)402 W 32760 26771 MT (bytes/sec\051 have shown that this method, while typi-)216 W 32760 27967 MT (cally forcing the packet sizes to be smaller) 165 W( than op-)166 W 32760 29163 MT (timal, achieves at least) 56 W( 94% of the maximum possible)55 W 32760 30359 MT (throughput as long) 204 W( as)205 W /Times-Italic SF 43294 XM (T)SH 8 SS 43690 30704 MT (D)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 44748 30359 MT (is not significantly greater)205 W 32760 31634 MT (than one second and achieves essentially 100% when)99 W /Times-Italic SF 32760 32830 MT (T)SH 8 SS 33156 33175 MT (D)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 34177 32830 MT (is less than half) 168 W( a second. At higher speeds, the)169 W 32760 34105 MT (dead time is correspondingly more critical.)SH 32760 36019 MT (There are three main drawbacks to this) 60 W( simplified im-)59 W 32760 37215 MT (plementation. First,) 683 W( it does) 204 W( poorly with extreme)205 W /Times-Italic SF 55906 XM (T)SH 8 SS 56302 37560 MT (D)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 32760 38490 MT (\050but that could be remedied by adding an infor-)411 W 32760 39686 MT (mational SET SPEED to Kermit\051. Second, it responds)13 W 32760 40882 MT (slowly to changes in the) 136 W( noise environment \050but that)135 W 32760 42078 MT (could be improved by) 63 W( replacing the cumulative tallies)64 W 32760 43274 MT (with shorter-term subtotals\051. Third,) 98 W( it fails insofar as)97 W 32760 44470 MT (assumptions 4 or 5 do. For example, if) 78 W( errors caused)79 W 32760 45666 MT (packets to disappear, thereby) 248 W( triggering timeouts as)247 W 32760 46862 MT (well as retransmissions,) 41 W( a quite different model would)42 W 32760 48058 MT (be needed.)SH 13 /Times-Bold AF 32760 50273 MT (Kermit File Attributes)SH 11 /Times-Italic AF 33860 52204 MT (Frank da Cruz)SH 33860 53400 MT (Columbia University, New York City)SH /Times-Roman SF 32760 55530 MT (The basic Kermit protocol allows one computer) 282 W( to)281 W 32760 56726 MT (send files to another,) 209 W( so that each file arrives at its)210 W 32760 57922 MT (destination correctly and completely,) 258 W( under its own)257 W 32760 59118 MT (name. But) 377 W( there are times when file transfer could) 51 W( be)52 W 32760 60314 MT (more useful if the receiving computer knew a) 43 W( little bit)42 W 32760 61510 MT (more about the) 120 W( file: its type \050text or binary\051, its size,)121 W 32760 62706 MT (creation date, protection, or record format. These)322 W 32760 63902 MT (characteristics are called "file attributes".)SH 32760 65816 MT (Users of MS-DOS Kermit, for example,) 273 W( have long)274 W 32760 67012 MT (been able to watch the comforting "Percent) 9 W( Done" dis-)8 W 32760 68208 MT (play when) 47 W( sending files, but when receiving them this)48 W 32760 69404 MT (information is) 247 W( missing. If the sending Kermit was)246 W 32760 70600 MT (able to tell the receiver in advance) 182 W( how big the file)183 W 32760 71796 MT (was, then) 88 W( not only could the receiver display the per-)87 W 32760 72992 MT (cent done, but it could also check whether there was)128 W 32760 74188 MT (enough space available for the file before agreeing to)91 W ES %%Page: 7 9 61200 79200 BS 0 SI 12 /Times-Bold AF 5760 4404 MT (Kermit News)SH 10 /Times-Italic AF 29251 XM (June 1988)SH 12 /Times-Bold AF 53514 XM (Page 7)SH 51120 50 5760 5709 UL 51120 50 5760 75800 UL 11 /Times-Roman AF 5760 7955 MT (accept it, saving) 111 W( needless aggravation when disks fill)112 W 5760 9151 MT (up. Certain) 761 W( systems even require preallocated) 243 W( disk)242 W 5760 10347 MT (space before a file can be sent.)SH 5760 12261 MT (The Kermit protocol defines a way for) 544 W( Kermit)545 W 5760 13457 MT (programs to convey) 253 W( file attribute information along)252 W 5760 14653 MT (with the) 135 W( files they send. This is called the Attribute)136 W 5760 15849 MT (packet. One) 369 W( or more A-packets can) 47 W( be sent following)46 W 5760 17045 MT (Kermit's File header packet, and preceding the file)252 W 5760 18241 MT (data, provided both Kermit programs agree to do) 94 W( this)93 W 5760 19437 MT (during the) 246 W( feature negotiation phase. If they don't)247 W 5760 20633 MT (agree, files are) 61 W( transferred in the normal way, without)60 W 5760 21829 MT (attribute information.)SH 5760 23743 MT (The first implementation) 781 W( of the file attribute)782 W 5760 24939 MT (mechanism was done) 91 W( by Brian Nelson of the Univer-)90 W 5760 26135 MT (sity of Toledo, Ohio, for PDP-11 Kermit in April)311 W 5760 27331 MT (1984. This) 797 W( was necessary because transferring) 261 W( the)260 W 5760 28527 MT (name and contents of a file alone was) 165 W( not sufficient)166 W 5760 29723 MT (for the PDP-11's sometimes complex) 134 W( file and record)133 W 5760 30919 MT (structure. By) 429 W( using Kermit's "system-dependent") 77 W( file)78 W 5760 32115 MT (attribute field, PDP-11 Kermit is able to transmit) 231 W( a)230 W 5760 33311 MT (file's entire directory) 59 W( entry along with the file, so that)60 W 5760 34507 MT (when the receiver is a PDP-11, any file) 82 W( can be stored)81 W 5760 35703 MT (in exactly the same way as on the originating system.)SH 5760 37617 MT (Kermit defines a series of "generic" file attributes,) 66 W( in-)67 W 5760 38813 MT (cluding size, date,) 67 W( type, and system of origin to allow)66 W 5760 40009 MT (the transferred) 151 W( file to reflect the original as much as)152 W 5760 41205 MT (possible. One) 611 W( attribute of) 168 W( particular interest is "dis-)167 W 5760 42401 MT (position")SH /Symbol SF 10231 XM (-)SH /Times-Roman SF 11311 XM (what to do with the file after it arrives.)202 W 5760 43597 MT (Normally, Kermit simply stores it on the current disk.)59 W 5760 44793 MT (The disposition attribute) 127 W( allows the sender to tell the)128 W 5760 45989 MT (receiver to print it instead, or to send it as mail to) 144 W( a)143 W 5760 47185 MT (specified user, or) 54 W( to submit it as a batch job, or to run)55 W 5760 48381 MT (it as a program, or to archive) 219 W( it. MS-DOS Kermit)218 W 5760 49577 MT (2.31, for instance, includes a MAIL) 81 W( command, which)82 W 5760 50773 MT (allows the PC) 36 W( user to transfer a file to a Kermit server)35 W 5760 51969 MT (for forwarding to the given user as) 411 W( mail \050unfor-)412 W 5760 53165 MT (tunately, there) 88 W( are no Kermits yet that can respond to)87 W 5760 54361 MT (this command, but the) 38 W( ability to mail should appear in)39 W 5760 55557 MT (the next release of C-Kermit\051.)SH 5760 57471 MT (Kermit file attributes are described in Chapter) 167 W( 12 of)166 W 5760 58667 MT (the Kermit) 9 W( book. Additional attributes are expected to)10 W 5760 59863 MT (be defined in the future,) 305 W( for instance to allow for)304 W 5760 61059 MT (representation of text files during) 6 W( data transfer in other)7 W 5760 62255 MT (than 7-bit US ASCII format) 282 W( according to evolving)281 W 5760 63451 MT (ISO 8859 standards for international character sets.)SH 5760 65365 MT (Like other) 6 W( advanced options, file attribute capability is)7 W 5760 66561 MT (gradually finding its way) 502 W( into Kermit programs.)501 W 5760 67757 MT (Those that support it) 141 W( today include MS-DOS Kermit)142 W 5760 68953 MT (2.31 \050A:MS\051, IBM PC Turbo Pascal) 382 W( Kermit 1.1a)381 W 5760 70149 MT (\050A:TP4\051, Kermit-370 4.0 for VM/CMS) 343 W( and MVS/)344 W 5760 71345 MT (TSO \050B:IK\051, PDP-11 Kermit \050B:K11\051, as well) 6 W( as some)5 W 5760 72541 MT (of the commercial Kermit) 53 W( implementations. Attribute)54 W 5760 73737 MT (support is planned for the next release of C-Kermit.)SH ES %%Page: 8 10 61200 79200 BS 0 SI 10 /Times-Italic AF 5760 4404 MT (June 1988)SH 12 /Times-Bold AF 22371 XM (KERMIT ORDER FORM, SIDE 2)SH 50114 XM (Kermit News)SH 17898 50 22371 4604 UL 51120 50 5760 5709 UL 51120 50 5760 75800 UL 10 SS 5760 8004 MT (KERMIT ORDERING INFORMATION)SH 12 SS 49080 XM (#)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 10 /Times-Roman AF 5760 10105 MT (Allow 2-4 weeks for delivery. Kermit tapes include program source code) 57 W( and online documentation. All tapes are half-inch,)56 W 5760 11301 MT (2400-foot, 9-track, 1600bpi, odd parity, and available in the following formats:)SH 7760 13092 MT (ANSI:)SH 12760 XM (ANSI labeled ASCII, format D \050variable length records, VMS COPY\051, blocksize 8192)SH 7760 14418 MT (TAR:)SH 12760 XM (UNIX TAR format \050written on a VAX with 4.2BSD or Ultrix-32\051, blocksize 10240)SH 7760 15744 MT (OS:)SH 12760 XM (IBM OS standard labeled EBCDIC, format VB \050variable length records\051, blocksize 8192)SH 7760 17070 MT (CMS:)SH 12760 XM (IBM VM/CMS VMFPLC2 format \050unlabeled\051)SH 7760 18396 MT (DEC-10:)SH 12760 XM (DECsystem-10 Backup/Interchange format \050unlabeled\051 \050LAST CHANCE!\051)SH 7760 19722 MT (DEC-20:)SH 12760 XM (DECSYSTEM-20 DUMPER format \050unlabeled\051 \050LAST CHANCE!\051)SH 5760 21513 MT (TAPE CONTENTS:)SH 7972 50 5760 21713 UL 7760 23304 MT (Tape A:)SH 12760 XM (The more popular microcomputer \050PC,) 94 W( workstation\051 Kermit implementations: Apple II, Atari, Commodore,)95 W 12760 24409 MT (CP/M, Intel, MS-DOS, TRS-80, etc.)SH 7760 25986 MT (Tape B:)SH 12760 XM (The more popular mainframe and) 368 W( minicomputer Kermit implementations: UNIX, VAX/VMS, IBM)367 W 12760 27091 MT (mainframe, DEC PDP-11, DEC-10/20, etc.) 11 W( All) 273 W( C-Kermit versions including micros \050Commodore Amiga and)12 W 12760 28196 MT (Apple Macintosh\051.)SH 7760 29773 MT (Tape C:)SH 12760 XM (Less popular microcomputer Kermit implementations \050overflow from Tape A\051:) 41 W( Acorn, Alpha Micro, Apollo,)40 W 12760 30878 MT (OS-9, Concurrent CP/M-86, Convergent, LISP machines, HP workstations, Perq, RML, UCSD p-System, etc.)SH 7760 32455 MT (Tape D:)SH 12760 XM (Less popular mainframe and minicomputer Kermit implementations \050overflow from Tape B\051:) 178 W( Burroughs,)179 W 12760 33560 MT (Data General, CDC, Cray, Computervision, Honeywell, GEC, Gould, Harris,) 106 W( HP minis, DEC PDP-8, MAI)105 W 12760 34665 MT (Basic Four, MODCOMP, Perkin-Elmer, PICK, Prime, Sperry, Tandem, TI, ICL, etc.)SH 7760 36242 MT (Tape E:)SH 12760 XM (Machine readable copies of the Kermit manuals, including text formatter source. Archives of Kermit) 3 W( network)4 W 12760 37347 MT (mail digest,) 200 W( other large documents. Articles. Discussions of specific topics, like IBM mainframes and)199 W 12760 38452 MT (international character sets. Translations into other languages, like Portuguese. Tape utilites.)SH 51120 50 5760 40443 UL 5760 42763 MT (9-TRACK MAGNETIC) 36 W( TAPES. All Kermit source is included, and each tape order comes with a printed copy of the Kermit)37 W 5760 43959 MT (User Guide and Kermit Protocol Manual. Price: $100 PER TAPE. Check each desired Kermit Distribution Tape:)SH 5760 45569 MT (Tape Format:)SH 20160 XM (ANSI)SH 24480 XM (TAR)SH 29050 XM (OS)SH 33120 XM (CMS)SH 37440 XM (DEC-10)SH 41760 XM (DEC-20)SH 3333 50 41760 45769 UL 3333 50 37440 45769 UL 2112 50 33120 45769 UL 1278 50 29050 45769 UL 2000 50 24480 45769 UL 2333 50 20160 45769 UL 5138 50 5760 45769 UL 6260 46674 MT (Tape A \050popular micros\051:)SH /Courier SF 20160 XM ([ ])600 W 24480 XM ([ ])600 W 28800 XM ([ ])600 W 33120 XM ([ ])600 W 37440 XM ([ ])600 W 41760 XM ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 6260 47779 MT (Tape B \050popular mainframes\051:)SH /Courier SF 20160 XM ([ ])600 W 24480 XM ([ ])600 W 28800 XM ([ ])600 W 33120 XM ([ ])600 W 37440 XM ([ ])600 W 41760 XM ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 6260 48884 MT (Tape C \050other micros\051:)SH /Courier SF 20160 XM ([ ])600 W 24480 XM ([ ])600 W 28800 XM ([ ])600 W 33120 XM ([ ])600 W 37440 XM ([ ])600 W 41760 XM ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 6260 49989 MT (Tape D \050other mainframes\051:)SH /Courier SF 20160 XM ([ ])600 W 24480 XM ([ ])600 W 28800 XM ([ ])600 W 33120 XM ([ ])600 W 37440 XM ([ ])600 W 41760 XM ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 6260 51094 MT (Tape E \050documentation\051:)SH /Courier SF 20160 XM ([ ])600 W 24480 XM ([ ])600 W 28800 XM ([ ])600 W 33120 XM ([ ])600 W 37440 XM ([ ])600 W 41760 XM ([ ])600 W 5760 52704 MT ([ ])SH /Times-Roman SF 8160 XM (PRIME Computers: Specify ANSI; Check here for free Fortran ANSI-tape-reader program listing.)SH 5760 54314 MT (TAPE SUBTOTAL \050number of tapes times $100\051) SH( .) 252 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH /Times-Roman SF 5760 56562 MT (MicroVAX TK50 tape cartridges, $250 EACH, manuals included:)SH /Courier SF 5760 57667 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Italic SF 8760 XM (Contents of Tapes A, B, and E, VMS BACKUP Format)SH /Times-Roman SF 31260 XM (. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 58772 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Italic SF 8760 XM (Contents of Tapes A, B, and E, Ultrix tar Format)SH /Times-Roman SF 28760 XM (. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 59877 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Italic SF 8760 XM (Contents of Tapes C, D, and E, VMS BACKUP Format)SH /Times-Roman SF 31260 XM (. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 60982 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Italic SF 8760 XM (Contents of Tapes C, D, and E, Ultrix tar Format)SH /Times-Roman SF 29260 XM (. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH /Times-Roman SF 5760 63230 MT (Kermit programs on diskette \050not copy-protected\051, no source code, $20 EACH, manual included:)SH /Courier SF 5760 64335 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Italic SF 8760 XM (IBM PC, XT, and AT; PC-DOS)SH /Times-Roman SF 21537 XM (\0505.25 inch 360KB DS diskette\051) SH( .) 57 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 65440 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Italic SF 8760 XM (IBM PS/2 or PC Convertible; PC-DOS)SH /Times-Roman SF 24703 XM (\0503.5 inch 720KB DS diskette\051) SH( .) 391 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 66545 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Italic SF 8760 XM (Apple Macintosh)SH /Times-Roman SF 15815 XM (\0503.5 inch SS diskette\051) SH( .) 84 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 67650 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Italic SF 8760 XM (DEC Rainbow; CP/M-86)SH /Times-Roman SF 19121 XM (\050RX50\051 .) 334 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 68755 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Italic SF 8760 XM (DEC Rainbow; MS-DOS)SH /Times-Roman SF 19009 XM (\050RX50\051 .) 446 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 69860 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Italic SF 8760 XM (HP-150; MS-DOS)SH /Times-Roman SF 16369 XM (\0503.5 inch diskette\051) SH( .) 392 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 70965 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Italic SF 8760 XM (DEC MicroVAX; VMS)SH /Times-Roman SF 18064 XM (\050RX50\051 .) 391 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 72070 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Italic SF 8760 XM (DEC MicroVAX; Ultrix)SH /Times-Roman SF 18509 XM (\050RX50\051 .) 446 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH /Times-Roman SF 5760 74499 MT (SIDE 1 SUBTOTAL \050please complete side 2 also\051) SH( .) 3 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 8444 50 5760 74699 UL ES %%Page: 9 11 61200 79200 BS 0 SI 12 /Times-Bold AF 5760 4404 MT (Kermit News)SH 22371 XM (KERMIT ORDER FORM, SIDE 1)SH 10 /Times-Italic AF 52742 XM (June 1988)SH 17898 50 22371 4604 UL 51120 50 5760 5709 UL 51120 50 5760 75800 UL /Times-Roman SF 5760 7886 MT (SUBTOTAL FROM SIDE 1) SH( .) 222 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH /Times-Roman SF 5760 10582 MT (Kermit source code on IBM PC 5.25 inch 360KB diskettes, manual included:)SH /Courier SF 5760 11687 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 8760 XM (MS-DOS IBM PC Kermit MASM Sources, 4 disks, $50) SH( .) 249 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 12792 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 8760 XM (C-Kermit UNIX C-Language Sources, 2 disks, $30) SH( .) 253 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH /Times-Roman SF 5760 15040 MT (Printed documents, enter quantity:)SH /Courier SF 5760 16145 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 8760 XM (Book:)SH /Times-Italic SF 11455 XM (Kermit, A File Transfer Protocol)SH /Times-Roman SF (, 1987 \050$26\051) SH( .) 444 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 17250 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 8760 XM (Manual:)SH /Times-Italic SF 12343 XM (Kermit User Guide)SH /Times-Roman SF (, 1988 \050$20\051) SH( .) 85 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 18355 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 8760 XM (Manual:)SH /Times-Italic SF 12343 XM (Kermit Protocol Manual)SH /Times-Roman SF (, 1986 \050$10\051) SH( .) 362 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 19460 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 8760 XM (Separate chapters from the Kermit User Guide \050$10 each\051:)SH /Courier SF 8760 20565 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 11760 XM (MS-DOS,)SH /Courier SF 16038 XM ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 19038 XM (UNIX,)SH /Courier SF 22037 XM ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 25037 XM (VMS,)SH /Courier SF 27704 XM ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 30704 XM (Macintosh .) 84 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 21670 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Italic SF 8760 XM (BYTE)SH /Times-Roman SF 11344 XM (Magazine article manuscript, 1984 \050$5\051) SH( .) 364 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 22775 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Italic SF 8760 XM (Data Communications)SH /Times-Roman SF 18038 XM (Magazine article manuscript, 1987 \050$5\051) SH( .) 170 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 23880 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 8760 XM (Info-Kermit Digest Volumes, paginated & indexed \050$15 each\051:)SH /Courier SF 8760 24985 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 11760 XM (V3 1985,)SH /Courier SF 15732 XM ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 18732 XM (V4 '86,)SH /Courier SF 22037 XM ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 25037 XM (V5 '86) SH( .) 168 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 8760 26090 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 11760 XM (V6 1987,)SH /Courier SF 15732 XM ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 18732 XM (V7 '88) SH( .) 473 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 5760 28338 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 8410 XM (ORDER PROCESSING FEE: If you can NOT prepay with a check, please include)SH /Times-Bold SF 42044 XM (BOTH)SH /Times-Roman SF (:)SH 2890 50 42044 28538 UL 11779 50 8410 28538 UL 8410 30548 MT (1. A) 250 W( $100)SH /Courier SF (.)SH /Times-Roman SF (00 Order Processing \050Billing\051 Fee:) SH( .) 446 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH /Times-Roman SF 8410 31653 MT (2.)SH /Times-Bold SF 9660 XM (AND)SH /Times-Roman SF 12076 XM (a Purchase Order \050terms net 30, FOB origin\051:)SH 2166 50 9660 31853 UL 8410 33901 MT (Purchase Order Number:)SH /Courier SF 18657 XM (__________________________)SH /Times-Italic SF 18657 35006 MT (\050not required if you prepay by check.\051)SH /Courier SF 5760 37959 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 8410 XM (OVERSEAS SHIPPING: Outside North America, add $25)SH /Courier SF (.)SH /Times-Roman SF (00 for postage) SH( .) 3 W( . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 9917 50 8410 38159 UL /Times-Roman SF 8410 39064 MT (Or provide your)SH /Courier SF 15103 XM ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 17753 XM (Federal Express or)SH /Courier SF 25501 XM ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 28151 XM (DHL account number:)SH /Courier SF 8410 41274 MT (_______________________________)SH /Times-Roman SF (\050)SH /Times-Italic SF (Warning)SH /Times-Roman SF (: postal shipment may be slow\051)SH /Courier SF 5760 43522 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 8410 XM (USA RUSH ORDERS \050Priority handling, Federal Express\051, add $30)SH /Courier SF (.)SH /Times-Roman SF (00 .) 57 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 9112 50 8410 43722 UL 5760 45770 MT ([ ])600 W /Times-Roman SF 8410 XM (VOLUNTARY TAX-DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION) SH( .) 215 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________)SH 22885 50 8410 45970 UL /Times-Bold SF 5760 48199 MT (GRAND TOTAL, SIDES 1 AND 2)SH /Times-Roman SF 20983 XM (\050)SH /Times-Italic SF (Do Not Add Sales Tax)SH /Times-Roman SF (\051: .) 194 W( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)SH 45360 XM ($)SH /Courier SF (__________ \050@\051)600 W 14973 50 5760 48399 UL 51120 50 5760 50828 UL /Times-Bold SF 5760 52838 MT (IMPORTANT)SH /Times-Roman SF (: WRITE SHIPPING ADDRESS HERE,)44 W /Times-Italic SF 28813 XM (exactly as it should appear on mailing label)44 W /Times-Roman SF (. Please) 338 W( don't use a Post)43 W 5760 53943 MT (Office Box number, because UPS or other delivery services cannot deliver to PO Boxes.)SH 5760 56153 MT (Name:_____________________________________ Organization:) 85 0 WX(________________________________________________)SH 5760 58363 MT (Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________________)195 W 5760 60573 MT (City:_________________________State or Province:______________Zip or Postal Code:) 27 0 WX(_____________________________)SH 5760 62783 MT (Country:__________________________________________________Phone:) 166 MX(_______________________________________)SH 51120 50 5760 64593 UL 5760 66913 MT (MAIL COMPLETED ORDER FORM TO:)SH 12960 68523 MT (Kermit Distribution)SH 12960 69628 MT (Columbia University Center for Computing Activities)SH 12960 70733 MT (612 West 115th Street)SH 12960 71838 MT (New York, NY 10025 \050USA\051)SH 5760 73448 MT (MAKE CHECKS IN US DOLLARS PAYABLE TO:)SH /Times-Bold SF 27815 XM (Columbia University Center for Computing Activities)SH ES %%Page: 10 12 61200 79200 BS 0 SI 12 /Times-Bold AF 5760 4404 MT (Page 10)SH 10 /Times-Italic AF 29251 XM (June 1988)SH 12 /Times-Bold AF 50114 XM (Kermit News)SH 51120 50 5760 5709 UL 51120 50 5760 75800 UL 16 SS 5760 8272 MT (Summary of Recent Releases)SH 11 /Times-Roman AF 5760 10353 MT (Here is a concise) 55 W( list of Kermit releases since our last issue in November 1987. The notation \050A:XYZ\051 means the)56 W 5760 11549 MT (version is available on tape A, as files whose names start with XYZ; "diskettes" mean the) 116 W( item is also available)115 W 5760 12745 MT (from Columbia Kermit Distribution on diskette \050see order form\051. Volunteers listed when available.)SH 10 /Times-Italic AF 5760 15378 MT (Micros and PCs:)SH 6500 50 5760 15578 UL /Symbol SF 6050 16831 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (MS-DOS Kermit 2.31 for the IBM PC and PS2 family and compatibles, the DEC Rainbow, the HP-150,) 195 W( and generic)196 W 6760 17936 MT (MS-DOS, written in Microsoft Macro Assembler \050MASM\051 by Joe Doupnik, Utah State University, June) 188 W( 1988 \050A:MS,)187 W 6760 19041 MT (diskettes\051. See) 250 W( articles on pages 3 and 4.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 20146 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (MS-DOS Kermit 2.30 for NEC APCIII, MASM,) 101 W( Bob Goeke, MIT Center for Space Research, Mar 88 \050A:MS\051. Also on)102 W 6760 21251 MT (5.25" diskette from Robert Goeke, MIT Center for Space Research, Room 37-567, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge,) 52 W( MA)51 W 6760 22356 MT (02139. Send) 250 W( 1 disk for executable; 4 disks for source code, and a stamped return mailer.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 23461 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (MS-DOS Kermit) 48 W( 2.30 for the Sanyo MBC 555, MASM, Bob Babcock, Harvard/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, May)49 W 6760 24566 MT (88 \050A:MS\051. Also available on 5.25" diskette from Bob) 12 W( Babcock, Sanyo New England Users Club Librarian, 4 Reeves Road,)11 W 6760 25671 MT (Bedford, MA 01730, USA. Cost: $5 for executable and documentation, $10 for same plus source code on DS) 52 W( disks, $6/12)53 W 6760 26776 MT (for SS disks. Foreign orders: Pay in US funds, add $3 shipping.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 27881 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (MS-DOS Kermit 2.30 for the ACT Apricot, MASM, Dick Carlton, The Open University, UK, May 88 \050A:MS\051.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 28986 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (Intel iRMX-86) 125 W( and iRMX-286 Kermit 2.30, based on MS-DOS Kermit 2.30, Jack Bryans, California State University at)124 W 6760 30091 MT (Long Beach, May 88 \050A:MS\051. Provides most of the functions of IBM PC MS-Kermit. Also on 5.25" diskette for $10 from)35 W 6760 31196 MT (CSULB University Bookstore Computer Shop, 6049 E. 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90840 \050specify Disk 1\051.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 32301 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (MS-DOS QK-Kermit Version 3.0 in Turbo Pascal Version 4 for the IBM PC family, with Tektronix emulation,) 41 W( Victor Lee,)40 W 6760 33406 MT (Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Apr 88 \050A:QK\051.) 22 W( Improved) 295 W( graphics, support for a variety of graphics adapters. Also)23 W 6760 34511 MT (available on diskette for $10 \050Canadian or US,) 130 W( incl. manual\051 from Victor Lee, Computer and Communications Services,)129 W 6760 35616 MT (Dupuis Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, CANADA K7L 3N6 \050USA & Canada only\051.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 36721 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (MS-DOS Kermit 1.1a for the IBM PC family and compatibles, Turbo Pascal, Terje Mathisen, Norsk Hydro) 58 W( Data, Norway,)59 W 6760 37826 MT (Apr 88 \050A:TP4\051. Sliding windows, long packets, attributes. Rudimentary dumb terminal emulation.) 58 W( This) 364 W( version came to)57 W 6760 38931 MT (us indirectly; we've had no contact with the author.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 40036 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (Macintosh Kermit 0.9\05040\051 from Paul Placeway and Matthias Aebi, MPW C, Jun 88 \050B:CK, diskette\051. See article on page 3.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 41141 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (Apple II DOS and ProDOS Kermit-65 Version 3.81, 6502 Assembler, Ted Medin, Feb 88 \050A:APP\051.) 64 W( New) 379 W( features include)65 W 6760 42246 MT (wildcard send, improved VT100 emulation, new manual. Also available on 5.25" diskette for $10 from) 162 W( Peter Trei, 15)161 W 6760 43351 MT (Sickles Street, New York, NY 10040 \050USA only\051.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 44456 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (Commodore 64/128 Kermit 2.1\05068\051, 6502 Assembler, Ray Moody, Purdue University, Apr) 171 W( 88, \050A:C64\051. New features)172 W 6760 45561 MT (include limited Tektronix 4010 emulation) 142 W( and improved VT100 emulation. Also available on diskette for $5 \050$10 with)141 W 6760 46666 MT (manual\051 from Dr. Evil Laboratories, P.O. Box 190, St. Paul, IN 47272 \050USA only, Indiana residents add 5% sales tax\051.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 47771 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (CP/M-80 Kermit Version 4.09, LASM, Bertil Schou, Loughborough University, UK, 18 May 88 \050A:CP\051. See article, p.3.)SH /Times-Italic SF 5760 49685 MT (Minis, Mainframes, and Supercomputers:)SH 16360 50 5760 49885 UL /Symbol SF 6050 51138 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (IBM Mainframe Kermit 4.0 for VM/CMS,) 103 W( 370 Assembler, John Chandler, Harvard/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics,)104 W 6760 52243 MT (Dec 87 \050B:IK\051. See article on page 3.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 53569 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (IBM Mainframe Kermit 4.0 for MVS/TSO, 370 Assembler, John Chandler,)SH /Times-Italic SF 37257 XM (loc. cit.)SH /Times-Roman SF (, Mar 88 \050B:IK\051.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 54895 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (VAX/VMS Kermit-32 3.3.117, the Stevens Institute of Technology Bliss-language version,) 45 W( modified by Jonathan Welch of)44 W 6760 56000 MT (Amherst College, MA, to fix several bugs and add some minor features, Jun 88 \050B:VMS\051.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 57326 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (C-Kermit 4E\050070\051) 22 W( for UNIX, VMS, etc, in C, Frank da Cruz, Columbia University, New York, Jan 88 \050B:CK\051. Minor fixes)23 W 6760 58431 MT (and improvements to 4E\050067\051, the first long-packet C-Kermit release.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 59757 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (C-Kermit 4E\050070\051 adapted to OS-9/68K, Bob Larson, Feb 88 \050B:CK\051.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 61083 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (C-Kermit 4D\050061\051 adapted to Andrew Tanenbaum's MINIX, Adrian Godwin, Bedford, UK, Feb 88 \050B:MX\051.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 62409 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (CDC Cyber NOS Kermit 3.4, Fortran, Steve Roseman, LeHigh) 83 W( University, and Olaf Pors, University of Virginia, May 88)82 W 6760 63514 MT (\050D:CD3\051. Wildcards,) 250 W( compression, long packets, init & take files, support for CDCNET, bug fixes, many new commands.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 64840 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (DECSYSTEM-20 Kermit 4.2\050262\051, Assembler, Frank da Cruz, Jan 88 \050B:K20\051. Minor improvements.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 66166 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (Honeywell CP-6 Kermit 1.00, PL/6, Lee Hallin, Honeywell Bull, Los) 136 W( Angeles, CA, Jan 88 \050D:HC6\051. Improved perfor-)137 W 6760 67271 MT (mance, bug fixes, some new features.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 68597 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (Harris-100 Kermit 1.06, Fortran-77, Skip Russel, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, Mar 88 \050D:H1\051. Bug fixes.)SH /Symbol SF 6050 69923 MT (\267)SH /Times-Roman SF 6760 XM (MAI Basic) 49 W( Four Kermit in Business Basic, E.V. Wastrodowski, Sphere Holdings Ltd, Laguna Hills, CA, Apr 88 \050D:MBF\051.)48 W 6760 71028 MT (First Kermit release for this system.)SH ES %%Page: 11 13 61200 79200 BS 0 SI 12 /Times-Bold AF 5760 4404 MT (Kermit News)SH 10 /Times-Italic AF 29251 XM (June 1988)SH 12 /Times-Bold AF 52914 XM (Page 11)SH 51120 50 5760 5709 UL 51120 50 5760 75800 UL 11 /Times-Roman AF 5760 7955 MT (THIS IS REALLY THE BACK PAGE, WHERE THE MAILING LABEL GOES...)SH ES %%Trailer %%Pages: 13 %%DocumentFonts: Times-Roman Times-Italic Times-Bold Times-BoldItalic Symbol Times-Accent Courier Courier-Oblique