From cmg Thu Oct 1 11:08:46 1992 Return-Path: Received: by watsun.cc.columbia.edu (5.59/FCB/jba) id AA18967; Thu, 1 Oct 92 11:08:46 EDT Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 11:08:44 EDT From: Christine M Gianone To: Info-Kermit Subject: Info-Kermit Digest V16 #3 Reply-To: Info-Kermit@watsun.cc.columbia.edu Queries-To: Info-Kermit-Request@WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU Errors-To: Info-Kermit-Request@watsun.cc.columbia.edu Message-Id: Info-Kermit Digest Wed, 30 Sep 1992 Volume 16 : Number 3 Today's Topics: MS-DOS Kermit 3.12 Released IBM Mainframe Kermit-370 4.2.3 / 4.2.4 Released New Kermit Program for IBM CS9000 Announcing Commodore 64/128 Kermit Version 2.2 for the SwiftLink-232 Reorganization and Updating of Commodore Kermit Files Digest submissions may be sent to Info-Kermit@WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU or KERMIT@CUVMA.BITNET. Requests for addition to or deletion from the Info-Kermit subscriber list should be sent to LISTSERV@CUVMA.BITNET or LISTSERV@CUVMA.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU. These messages must be of the form: SUBSCRIBE I$KERMIT (To start a subscription) UNSUBSCRIBE I$KERMIT (To cancel a subscription) REGISTER I$KERMIT (To correct your name) Kermit files may be obtained over networks and by mail order. On the Internetwork, use FTP to log in to host WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU, a SUN-4/280 running UNIX (SUNOS 4.1), IP host number 128.59.39.2. Login as user anonymous (note, lower case), any password, and GET or MGET (MULTIPLE GET) the desired files. The Kermit files are in directories kermit/a, kermit/b, kermit/c, kermit/d, and kermit/e. Test versions are in kermit/test. All files in these directories should be transferred in text (ASCII) mode. Binaries are in kermit/bin (use ftp in binary mode). All files on watsun have lowercase names, and case is significant. You can also get Kermit files over the BITNET/EARN network; to get started send a message with text HELP to KERMSRV, the Kermit file server, at host CUVMA. For detailed instructions, read the file kermit/a/aanetw.hlp (AANETW.HLP on KERMSRV). To order by mail, request a complete list of Kermit versions and an order form from Kermit Distribution, Columbia University Center for Computing Activities, 612 West 115th Street, New York, NY 10025 USA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 13:00:00 EDT >From: Christine M Gianone Subject: MS-DOS Kermit 3.12 Released Keywords: MS-DOS Kermit 3.12, Kanji, ODI, SLIP, TELNET, TCP/IP, WINPKT This is to announce a maintenance release of MS-DOS Kermit for the IBM PC, PS/2, and compatibles, from Professor Joe R. Doupnik of Utah State University. The version number is 3.12, first announced for beta testing on August 26th. The major new features of version 3.12 are: . Networking and communications improvements, including support for ODI. . Japanese Kanji text file transfer translation. . Locking shift protocol for file transfer. . IBM mainframe file transfer extension. . New script programming and other features. . Bug fixes. . WINPKT "shim" for TCP/IP connections under Microsoft Windows. The Kanji and locking shift protocol extensions can be used with C-Kermit 5A and IBM Mainframe Kermit-370 4.2.3 and 4.2.4. The IBM mainframe file transfer extension (which allows files to be transferred through non-transparent 3270 protocol converters) works with the new IBM mainframe Kermit. See Info-Kermit V16 #2, 26 August 1992, for a more detailed announcement of MS-DOS Kermit 3.12. See V16 #1, 6 August 1992, for detailed announcements concerning the new IBM mainframe Kermit, as well as the announcement below. (Note: Info-Kermit Digest volumes are archived in kermit/e/imail.yyx on watsun and IMAIL.yyx on CUVMA, where yy is the year, and x = "a" for first half of year or "b" for second half of year, for example imail.92b (IMAIL.92B) for the current volume.) NEW FILES Internet anonymous ftp EARN/BITNET watsun.cc.columbia.edu KERMSRV@CUVMA Description kermit/bin/msvibm.exe (none) Binary executable for IBM PC kermit/a/msvibm.boo MSVIBM BOO BOO-encoded KERMIT.EXE for IBM PC kermit/a/msr312.upd MSR312 UPD List of changes since version 3.11 kermit/a/mskerm.hlp MSKERM HLP Updated help file kermit/a/mskerm.bwr MSKERM BWR Updated beware file kermit/a/mskermit.ini MSKERMIT INI Updated initialization file kermit/a/mscustom.ini MSCUSTOM INI New customization file Use MSR312.UPD, MSKERM.HLP, and MSKERM.BWR as your supplement to the MS-DOS Kermit 3.11 documentation. The source files are available on both watsun and CUVMA in the same directory as the .BOO and .UPD files. The source files are all ASCII text files. Their names begin with the letters MS (lowercase on watsun), and they have file types of .C, .H, and .ASM (lowercase on watsun). Microsoft MASM and C 6.0 are required for building version 3.12 from the source files. The MSVIBM.BOO file is the .EXE file encoded in a printable ASCII format, suitable for BITNET, e-mail, and other nontransparent modes of transmission. You can decode the BOO-file back into an .EXE file using any of the MSBPCT.* programs available in kermit/a/msbpct.* or MSBPCT * from KERMSRV. See msbaaa.hlp (MSBAAA HLP) for details. WINPKT is available only on watsun, in the packet-driver collection: File name Description packet-drivers/bin/winpkt.com WINPKT executable (binary) packet-drivers/doc/winpkt.hlp WINPKT help file (ascii) packet-drivers/src/winpkt.asm WINPKT source code (ascii) My special thanks to Joe, on behalf all MS-DOS Kermit users everywhere, for the work and skill he put into this new release, and to Dr. Hirofumi Fujii of the Japan National Laboratory of High Energy Physics, Tokyo, for extensive contributions to the Kanji support. And thanks to all of you who sent in helpful comments on the Beta version. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 13:00:00 EDT >From: Christine M Gianone Subject: IBM Mainframe Kermit-370 4.2.3 / 4.2.4 Released Keywords: IBM 370 Kermit, VM/CMS Kermit, MUSIC Kermit, MVS/TSO Kermit Keywords: CICS Kermit, Kanji This is to announce the final release of IBM Mainframe Kermit-370 4.2.3 for VM/CMS and MUSIC and Kermit-370 4.2.4 for MVS/TSO and CICS from John Chandler at the Harvard / Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. This version was announced in the Info-Kermit Digest, V16 #1, 6 August 1992. The new files have been moved from the test area (kermit/test/ik*.* on watsun, T:IK*.* via KERMSRV) to the "production" B area (kermit/b on watsun, IK*.* via KERMSRV). Version 4.2.2 has been archived in kermit/old on watsun. The major new features since 4.2.2 are: . File transfer through non-transparent 3270 protocol converters . Locking shift protocol for more efficient transfer of 8-bit text . Kanji character-set translation during text file transfer Plus numerous fixes and minor improvements, listed in the previous announcement. Thanks to John Chandler for a great job, and his continuing efforts to enhance this important Kermit program. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:00:00 EDT >From: Christine M Gianone Subject: New Kermit Program for IBM CS9000 Keywords: IBM CS9000 >From Glenn Howes, University of Wisconsin , a send-only Kermit program for the IBM CS9000 workstation (circa 1980?), written in IBM 9000 Pascal (a derivative of UCSD Pascal), ideal for those of you who are retiring your CS9000's and need to move their files to another computer. There is no code for receiving files. There is also no code for sending multiple files; you must run the program once for each file to be sent. The files (source and documentation) are in kermit/c/cs9000.* (Internet ftp in text mode), and also available on BITNET from KERMSRV@CUVMA as CS9000 *. Thanks to Glenn for writing and submitting this program! ------------------------------ >From: Kent Sullivan Date: Tue, 29 Sep 729 15:09:44 PDT Subject: Announcing Commodore 64/128 Kermit Version 2.2 for the SwiftLink-232 Keywords: Commodore 64 Kermit, SwiftLink-232 Xref: Commodore 128, See Commodore 64 Commodore 64/128 Kermit version 2.2 for the SwiftLink-232 serial interface is now available. This special adaptation of Commodore Kermit supports modems interfaced via the SwiftLink-232 serial port interface only. As such, this version is not considered to be a general upgrade from the existing Kermit v2.2. The SwiftLink-232 is a third-party, high-speed serial interface for the Commodore 64/128. With this interface, higher serial communication speeds are possible. Kermit for the SwiftLink-232 supports communication speeds of 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600 bps. Information on ordering a SwiftLink-232 from its manufacturer (Creative Micro Designs) is provided in the file C64SLK.TXT in the Kermit archives (kermit/c directory). Commodore Kermit, both for the standard C-64/128 and the SwiftLink-232, may be downloaded from the Kermit archives or obtained on a CBM floppy disk. For instructions on downloading Kermit from the archives, see either C64KER.AAA (standard) or C64SLK.AAA (SwiftLink-232) in the kermit/c directory. For instructions on obtaining Kermit on a floppy disk, see the same files or send electronic mail to Kent Sullivan (kentsu@microsoft.com). Many thanks to Matthew Sorrels and Ray Moody for making this program a reality. [Ed. - And thanks to Kent for putting everything together and sending it in! See next message for details about the files.] ------------------------------ >From: Kent Sullivan Date: Tue, 29 Sep 729 19:17:48 PDT Subject: Reorganization and Updating of Commodore Kermit Files Keywords: Commodore 64 Kermit Following the release of C-64/128 Kermit for the SwiftLink-232 interface (see previous announcement), all of the C-64/128 Kermit v2.2 files have been re-organized and updated. Some files have changed, some have been deleted, and some new files have been created. However, the actual Kermit v2.2 program has not changed. Below is a summary of the major changes: 1) New Kermit v2.2 for the SwiftLink-232-interface-only released. 2) Documentation (C64KER.DOC) updated to reflect new native-media distribution arrangements and terms. 3) New "read me first" help file (C64KER.AAA for standard Kermit, C64SLK.AAA for SwiftLink-232 Kermit) created. 4) New instructions file (C64KER.PAL) created for modifying standard Kermit to run on European (PAL) C-64s and C-128s. 5) New utility to create an autoboot sector (C-128s only) for standard Kermit (C64KER.SEC) and SwiftLink-232 Kermit (C64SLK.SEC) added. 6) Bootstrapping utility (C64BOOT.BAS and C64BOOT.C) completely re-written to be more user-friendly and robust. Many thanks to Matt Sorrels and Ray Moody for overhauling this utility. 7) Binary versions of the Kermit files placed in the kermit/bin directory of the Kermit archives, as a convenience for those who can make use of them. 8) Outdated information in other files removed and/or updated. Below is a summary of the Commodore Kermit file groups in kermit/c (Tape C): C64BOOT.* Bootstrapping utility for standard or SwiftLink-232 Kermit C64KER.* Standard Commodore 64/128 Kermit v2.2 C64SLK.* Commodore 64/128 Kermit v2.2 for the SwiftLink-232 interface Note that the C64DXL.* files have been deleted; they are no longer needed. Below is a summary of the Commodore Kermit file groups in kermit/bin: C64HELP.TXT Short read-me file describing the binary files below C64KER.* Binary collection of standard Commodore 64/128 Kermit v2.2 files C64SLK.SDA Binary collection of Commodore 64/128 Kermit v2.2 files for the SwiftLink-232 interface [Ed. - Note: these files have lowercase names on watsun.cc.columbia.edu and uppercase names on BITNET KERMSRV@CUVMA. The binary files are available on watsun only; use FTP in binary mode to retrieve them (except note that c64help.txt is actually a text file.] ------------------------------ End of Info-Kermit Digest *************************