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- KERMIT is a family of programs that do reliable file transfer between
- computers over TTY lines. KERMIT can also be used to make the IBM PC
- behave as a terminal for a mainframe. These are the commands for the
- 8086/8088 DOS version, KERMIT-86:
-
- BYE When talking to a remote Kermit Server, this command shuts
- down the server and logs it out. It then exits from
- Kermit-86 to DOS.
-
- CONNECT To make a "virutual terminal" connection to a remote system.
- To break the connection and "escape" back to the PC, type
- the escape sequence (CTRL-] C, that is Control rightbracket
- followed immediately by the letter C.)
-
- EXIT To return back to DOS.
-
- FINISH When talking to a remote Kermit Server, this command shuts
- down the server but does not log you out on the remote host.
-
- HELP To get a list of KERMIT commands.
-
- LOGOUT When talking to a remote Kermit Server, this command shuts
- down the server and logs it out. This command is similar
- to BYE, but leaves you at the Kermit-86 command level.
-
- RECEIVE To accept a file from the remote system.
-
- SEND To send a file or group of files to the remote system.
-
- SET To establish system-dependent parameters. The SET options
- are as follows:
-
- BAUD To set terminal speed to 300, 1200, 1800,
- 2400, 4800 (default) and 9600.
-
- BELL To ring bell after transfer has completed
- or has failed (default is ON).
-
- DEBUG To set debug mode ON or OFF (default is OFF).
-
- END-OF-LINE To change the character used at the end of
- packets to something other than the default
- of CR. It must be a digit between 0 and 31.
-
- ESCAPE To change the escape sequence that lets you
- return to the PC Kermit from the remote host.
- The default is CTRL-] c.
-
- FILE-WARNING ON/OFF, default is OFF. If ON, Kermit will warn
- you and rename an incoming file so as not to
- write over a file that currently exists with the
- same name.
-
- IBM ON/OFF, default is OFF. This flag should be
- ON only when transfering files between the PC
- and an IBM VM/CMS system. It also causes the
- parity to be set appropriately and activates
- local echoing.
-
- LOCAL-ECHO ON/OFF, default is OFF. This sets the duplex.
- It should be ON when using the IBM and OFF for
- the DEC-20.
-
- PARITY EVEN, ODD, MARK, SPACE, or NONE. NONE is the
- default but if the IBM flag is set, parity is
- set to MARK. This flag selects the parity for
- outgoing and incoming characters during CONNECT
- and file transfer to match the requirements of
- the host.
-
- VT52-EMULATION Determines whether Kermit should emulate a
- VT52 or have to PC run in "native" mode.
- The options are ON (default) and OFF.
-
- STATUS To see the values of parameters that can be modified
- via the SET command.
-
- (Installation notes:)
-
- KERMIT-86 runs on the IBM PC or XT under PC DOS 1.1 or 2.0; The same program
- is known to run on "IBM-PC-Compatible" systems like the Compaq portable, and
- there is a separate version of KERMIT-86 for the Heath/Zenith Z100.
-
- PCKERMIT.ASM is the IBM Macro Assembler source file, which can be assembled
- on the IBM PC or Z100. PCKERMIT.FIX is a printable encoding of the executable
- program, which can be downloaded to the PC using PCKSEND and PCKGET.
-
- PCKERMIT.OLD is a previous, and stable, version of KERMIT-86 which does not
- contain support for the XT or certain hard disks. PCKERMIT.OFX is the FIX
- file for that version. The XT/hard disk support was added at Cargnegie-Mellon
- University, and further debugged at Columbia. The old version runs under DOS
- 1.1 or 2.0 on a vanilla IBM PC (not XT). If you have trouble with the
- current version, and you don't have an XT or hard disk, try dropping back to
- the old version. (23 Jun 83)
-