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- Date: 29-APR-1987 15:36:36
- From: SYSKERMIT%vax1.central.lancaster.ac.uk@Cs.Ucl.AC.UK
- Subject: Version 1.01 of Kermit for HP86/87 Available
- Keywords: HP Kermit
-
- On its way to you is version 1.01 of Kermit for the HP86/87, by Martin
- Rootes of Sheffield City Polytechnic, UK. This release cures some flow control
- problems in version 1.00 .
-
- The files for this release are:
-
- HP8KER BOO Complete program - plus file header for boot programs.
- HP8KER BAS Complete program - no comments, includes null lines.
- HP8KRC BAS Complete program - with comments.
-
- which should replace the existing ones. All other files are unchanged.
- This is to announce Version 1.00 of HP86 Kermit. HP86 Kermit provides
- terminal emulation and Kermit protocol file transfer for the following
- systems:
-
- Hewlett-Packard HP86.
- Hewlett-Packard HP87 - NOT TESTED.
-
- The program has been tested at Sheffield City Polytechnic on the HP86,
- with a HP 82939A serial interface. Since the program is written in
- HP86/87 BASIC it is expected that it will work on the HP87, however
- this has yet to be confirmed.
-
- The program was written in HP86/87 BASIC and requires the binary
- program UTIL/1 to supply utilities for enhanced screen control, it
- also relies on the I/O ROM for control of the serial interface. As the
- program is written in BASIC various problems arise, the major three
- are:-
-
- 1. It is noticeably slower than many other Kermit implementations.
-
- 2. The baud rate is limited to 300, this was the fastest rate that
- could be handled by the terminal emulation section.
-
- 3. The program is limited to sending files of type DATA, and numeric
- variables cannot be sent without conversion.
-
- It is hoped that in the future some enterprising individual will
- convert this program into assembler, this would undoubtedly alleviate
- problems 1 & 2 and hopefully 3.
-
- The files are :-
-
- HP8AAA.HLP -- List of all the HP8*.* files, with brief explanations.
- HP8KER.DOC -- Kermit User Guide for v1.00.
- HP8INS.DOC -- Kermit installation guide.
- HP8BOO.FOR -- Downloading program.
- HP8KER.BOO -- Kermit program in BASIC for downloading (see documentation).
- HP8KRC.BAS -- Commented Kermit program (Reference only).
-
- Author:- Martin Rootes,
- Computer Services Department,
- Sheffield City Polytechnic,
- Pond Street,
- Sheffield,
- S1 1WB
- United Kingdom.
-
- Tel:- (U.K.) 0742 20911 ext 2342
-