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- CDC Cyber Kermit Version 3 Available. 3/19/87
-
-
- A new version of Kermit is available for CDC Cybers running NOS. It is derived
- from the U of Texas Fortran 5 Kermit, with NOS/BE and UT2D support removed. It
- contains the following new features and changes (items 8 through 10 are new for
- Version 3.3.)
-
-
- 1. Wildcard file names on the SEND command and server GET command. A '*'
- stands for any 0 or more characters. A '?' stands for any one character.
-
- For example:
- *BUG All files ending in BUG.
- *DOG* All files containing DOG.
- F* All files starting with F.
- F?X* All files whose names start with F and contain X in the
- the third position, followed by 0 or more characters.
-
-
- 2. Local and permanent file SEND and server GET. If no local files match the
- request, the user's permanent file catalog is searched.
-
- If the specified file name is preceeded by 'L:', only local files are
- sent. If preceeded by 'P:', only permanent files are sent.
-
- 3. A DIRECTORY command and server REMOTE DIRECTORY command. Lists local
- (by default) or permanent file names. Accepts wildcards and/or L: and
- P: specifications (above).
-
- 4. Automatic recognition of DISPLAY CODE, 6/12 ASCII, and 8/12 ASCII file
- text modes on SEND. Receives 6/12 ASCII by default.
-
- The SET FILE-MODE command allows BINARY and TEXT file types.
-
- SET TEXT-MODE allows AUTO to set automatic recognition (above), or
- DISPLAY, 6/12-ASCII, or 8/12-ASCII to force a specific character
- translation for TEXT file mode.
-
- BINARY file mode stores characters as 7.5 8-bit characters per 60 bit
- Cyber word.
-
- 5. Supports repeated character compression (if the micro Kermit allows).
-
- 6. Supports long file transfer packets up to 1000 characters (if the
- micro Kermit allows).
-
- Use the SET RECEIVE PACKET 1000 command within Cyber Kermit to enable
- long packet receive. To send long packets, enter the above command in
- your micro Kermit, if it supports long packets.
-
- 7. Cyber Kermit no longer affects the parity of your terminal connection.
- If you have trouble sending or receiving files, check your parity
- setting. On the Cyber, the parity at login is set to NONE. Note that
- changing your terminal class (TC parameter) via TRMDEF or %TC=?? will
- reset your parity setting.
-
- 8. ***New for V3.3*** (May, 1987)
- Kermit will take commands from the file KERMINI at startup time. You
- may use this to set non-standard parameters, start up an server
- automatically, etc. Kermit will first look for a local KERMINI, then
- for a permanent file KERMINI.
-
- 9. ***New for V3.3***
- There is now a TAKE filename command to direct Kermit to read its
- commands from a local or permanent file. It searches for local and
- permanent files like the SEND command, above.
-
- 10. ***New for V3.3***
- When files are being received by the Cyber, Kermit will now attempt to
- use up to 3 characters of the micro's filename's extension as part of the
- Cyber's file name. This allows file transfers of the form LONGNAME.*
- to proceed with fewer file name conflict problems.
-
-
-
-
- Installation Instructions:
-
- There are 6 files in the CDC Kermit Version 3 release:
-
- CD3KERM.MSG This file
- CD3KERM.INS Installation proc, store as KERMINS
- CD3KERM.SRC Update Source file of Kermit V3, store as
- KERMSRC. Display Code file (it has ^ characters).
- CD3KERM.HLP ASCII help file, store as direct file
- KERMHLP/UN=LIBRARY,CT=PU
- CD3KERM.DOC ASCII documentation file
- CD3KERM.MSS ASCII SCRIBE source for CD3KERM.DOC
-
-
- 1. Store CD3KERM.SRC as perm file under installer's username as
- KERMSRC.
-
- 2. Run KERMINS to build KERMIT overlay file. If a file KERMODS is
- found, it is expected to be an Update modset to be applied
- against the Kermit PL. Print KERMLST file if desired.
-
- 3. Store KERMIT wherever your users can get to it.
-
- 4. Store CD3KERM.HLP as direct file KERMHLP/UN=LIBRARY,CT=PU.
- (change in routine KRM0300 if required)
-
- 5. Print CD3KERM.DOC on upper/lower case printer.
-
- 6. It is advised that PP routine TLX resides on fast storage, CM
- or EM, since it is called fairly often while waiting for packets.
-
- 7. Remember to inform your users of the 3 incompatibilities:
-
- The connection parity is no longer changed by Cyber Kermit,
- so if their connection parity doesn't match the micro,
- transfers will not work.
-
- The default text send mode is AUTO and receive mode is 6/12.
- If anything else is needed, use the SET TEXT-MODE command.
-
- BINARY File-Mode is 7.5 8-bit characters per CM word. This
- matches PC-CONNECT, but not the version 2 of Cyber Kermit.
-
- 8. 63 character set sites: Kermit V3 will update its conversion
- tables automatically for 63 character set.
-
-
-
- Please contact me if you have any problems with Cyber Kermit Version 3.
-
- Steve Roseman
- Lehigh University
- LUSGR@LEHICDC1.BITNET
- (215) 758-3987
-
-
- Date: Mon, 9 May 88 16:47:20 EDT
- From: Olaf Pors <op@bigfoot.acc.virginia.edu>
- Subject: CDC Kermit
-
- I just took a look at the Kermit distribution and
- noticed that the CD3KER.IN2 and CD3KER.MOD files were the
- ones that conflicted with Steve Roseman's 3.3 version of
- Kermit. Late last year I downloaded Roseman's 3.3 version
- and upgraded my mod to correspond (producing version 3.4),
- and I thought I sent you the upgraded stuff.
-
- In case something got dropped, here are the two files again.
- The first one should be put in place of CD3KER.INS (get rid
- of CD3KER.IN2). The second should be put in place of CD3KER.MOD.
-
- Olaf Pors
-