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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 15:24:00 CST
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- From: Lance Tagliapietra <96720919@UCS.UWPLATT.EDU>
- Subject: C-Kermit 5A announcement
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- The following was received from the Info-Kermit list. It announces C-Kermit
- 5A coming out of Beta test and ready for the world. It also describes
- where to find C-Kermit for the Amiga.
-
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-
- Info-Kermit Digest Mon, 23 Nov 1992 Volume 16 : Number 6
-
- Today's Topics:
- Announcing C-Kermit 5A
-
-
- 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$KERMIT <your-personal-name> (To start a subscription)
- UNSUBSCRIBE I$KERMIT (To cancel a subscription)
- REGISTER I$KERMIT <your-personal-name> (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 file kermit/read.me is a general guide to where things are. 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: Mon, 23 Nov 92 16:59:59 EST
- From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>
- Subject: Announcing C-Kermit 5A
- Keywords: C-Kermit 5A, UNIX Kermit, VMS Kermit, Amiga Kermit
- Keywords: Atari ST Kermit, OS/2 Kermit, OS-9 Kermit, AOS/VS Kermit
- Keywords: Sliding Windows, Script Programming, International Character Sets
- Keywords: TCP/IP and C-Kermit
- Xref: Commodore Amiga, See Amiga
- Xref: OpenVMS, See VMS
-
- I am delighted to FINALLY announce the FINAL release of C-Kermit version 5A,
- for UNIX, VMS, OpenVMS, OS/2, AOS/VS, OS-9, the Commodore Amiga, and the
- Atari ST. The edit number is 188. C-Kermit was written by Frank da Cruz
- of Columbia University with contributions from hundreds of other programmers
- all over the world. Version 5A is the product of three and a half years of
- development; the previous release of C-Kermit was 4E(072), released in
- January 1989. Version 5A was first announced for public Beta testing in
- Info-Kermit V15 #2, 18 February, 1992. The second and final Beta test was
- announced in V16 #5, 13 Nov 1992. The second beta test, though short, proved
- quite successful, and therefore the software is being released.
-
- C-Kermit 5A(188) is available for the following operating systems:
-
- . UNIX, practically all versions: AIX, ULTRIX, SunOS, BSD, System V, etc
- . VAX and AXP VMS and OpenVMS
- . Data General MV systems with AOS/VS
- . PCs and PS/2s with OS/2 1.0 and 2.0
- . Microware OS-9
- . The Commodore Amiga
- . The Atari ST
-
- The major improvements in version 5A since version 4E are:
-
- . Improved file transfer efficiency: sliding windows, longer packets,
- locking shifts, dynamic packet length, automatic parity detection.
- . Character-set translation for both file transfer and CONNECT mode,
- including West European, East European, Cyrillic, and Japanese.
- . Improved CONNECT-mode performance.
- . Dialing improvements, support for more modems, a new dialing directory.
- . The ability to make TCP/IP and other network connections.
- . A powerful, easy-to-use script programming language similar to MS-DOS
- Kermit's.
- . File attribute packet support to convey file size, type, date, and
- character-set.
- . New file collision options.
- . New server features, including security.
- . FULLSCREEN file transfer display available in VMS, OS/2, OS-9, and most
- UNIX implementations.
- . Ability to transfer files with IBM mainframes through non-transparent
- 3270 protocol converters.
- . Non-error-checked file transfer via TRANSMIT and LOG SESSION.
- . Commands can be interrupted and C-Kermit returned to its prompt.
- . In UNIX, C-Kermit can be suspended and continued in the fore- or background.
- . More systems supported, including many more varieties of UNIX.
- . Support for hardware flow control on selected systems.
- . Improvements in every area too numerous to list.
-
- Special highlights:
-
- C-Kermit 5A includes extensive support for VMS and OpenVMS on VAX and Alpha
- AXP platforms, including detailed knowledge of the VMS file system and a
- special method for encoding complex VMS files for transmission and archival,
- thanks to Terry Kennedy of Saint Peters College. It also supports three
- different TCP/IP networking products for VMS: DEC, TGV, and Wollongong; thanks
- in particular to folks at TGV, DEC, and Wollongong for their help.
-
- The OS/2 version includes built-in VT102 and VT52 terminal emulators with key
- mapping, screen rollback, printer control, color selection, and communications
- features including both software and hardware flow control and, if you have
- PATHWORKS installed on your PC, support for DECnet LAT connections. Thanks to
- Kai Uwe Rommel of the Technical University of Munich for a great deal of work
- on the OS/2 specifics.
-
- The Data General AOS/VS version is brand-new and fully up to date, the first
- upgrade to this program since version 4D in May 1987, thanks to Eugenia
- Harris at DG. It includes all the major features of version 5A, including
- built-in TCP/IP support.
-
- The OS-9 specifics were done by Christian Hemsing, RWTH, Aachen. Thanks.
- The Commodore Amiga specifics are from Steve Walton. Thanks.
- The Atari ST support is from Bruce J. Moore. Thanks.
-
- DOCUMENTATION
-
- Like MS-DOS Kermit 3.x, C-Kermit 5A comes with a book, "Using C-Kermit" by
- Frank da Cruz and Christine M. Gianone, published by Digital Press,
- Burlington, MA, USA, Digital Press ISBN: 1-55558-108-0, Prentice Hall ISBN:
- 0-13-037490-3. US single-copy price: $34.95; quantity discounts available.
- Publication is still in progress, and should be complete in mid-January 1993.
- In the USA, call DECdirect toll-free 1-800-344-4825 to order; use order number
- EY-J896E-DP. Major credit cards accepted.
-
- HOW TO GET IT
-
- C-Kermit 5A(188) is available on the Internet via anonymous ftp from
- host watsun.cc.columbia.edu [128.59.39.2], using text (ASCII) mode, in the
- directory kermit/b/, and on BITNET/EARN from host CUVMA through the
- KERMSRV file server, in the main area. Warning: some files might have records
- longer than 80, making it impossible for KERMSRV to MAIL them to you.
-
- You can also order C-Kermit 5A on magnetic media (diskette, 9-track tape, TK50
- cartridge, or quarter-inch tape cartridge) from Columbia University by mail
- order as "Tape B" (see the order form, kermit/a/aaxfly.doc or aaxfly.ps).
-
- The C-Kermit filenames all start with the letters "ck" (for C-Kermit). The
- third letter in the filename is used for grouping: c = Portable C, u =
- UNIX-specific, v = VMS-specific, etc. The following sections give brief
- synopses of the files needed for each version. A detailed description of
- the file naming conventions and organization is given in the file
- ckaaaa.hlp. Notation:
-
- * = matches any string of characters
- [abc] = matches the single character a, b, or c
-
- GENERAL TEXT FILES
-
- ckaaaa.hlp Explanation of file naming conventions
- ckcplm.doc C-Kermit "program logic manual"
- ckccfg.doc C-Kermit configuration info
- ckcker.bwr General C-Kermit beware file
- ckuker.doc plain-text user manual (still for edit 179)
- ckuker.ps Postscript user manual (ditto)
- ckcker.upd Detailed description of changes since edit 179
-
- INITIALIZATION AND COMMAND FILES
-
- ckermit.ini Standard initialization file for all versions
- ckermod.ini Sample user-modification (customization) file for all versions
- ckermit.kdd Sample Kermit Dialing Directory
- ckermit.ksd Sample Kermit Services Directory
-
- NOTE: Some of the binaries listed below are not yet at edit 188 level. They
- will be installed as soon as they arrive.
-
- THE UNIX VERSION
-
- UNIX sources: ck[cuw]*.[cwh] (+ ckustr.sed for 2.1x BSD)
- UNIX build: ckuker.mak (for 2.1xBSD, use ckubs2.mak)
- UNIX docs: ckuins.doc, ckuker.bwr, ckuker.nr
- UNIX binaries: There are some UNIX binaries in kermit/bin/wermit.*,
- use ftp in binary mode:
-
- wermit.next - NeXT OS 2.0 or 3.0
- wermit.sun4 - SunOS 4.1.1, sparc
- wermit.sv386r4 - i368 with Dell System V R4
-
- There is also a compressed tar archive of the UNIX sources and makefile
- in kermit/bin/cku188.tar.Z, which you can ftp in BINARY mode.
-
- To build the UNIX version, rename ckuker.mak (or ckubs2.mak) to makefile, read
- the comments at the top of the makefile to select the make-option appropriate
- for your computer, and then give the appropriate "make" command, for example
- "make bsd", "make sunos41", "make sys5r4", etc (there are about 150
- possibilities). Read the makefile and the file ckuins.doc for further
- installation instructions.
-
- THE (Open)VMS VERSION
-
- VMS sources: ck[cuwv]*.[cwh], plus ckvcvt.c (labeled-file decoder)
- VMS build: ckvker.com (DCL), ckvker.mak (VMS MAKE), or
- ckvker.mms (MMS). Instructions: ckvins.doc.
- VMS executable: ckvker.hex, use ckvdeh.mar to decode it into .EXE format.
- NOTE: this executable does not include TCP/IP support.
- VMS docs: ckvker.hlp, ckvins.doc, ckvker.bwr
-
- To get a version of VMS C-Kermit that includes TCP/IP networking support, you
- must build from source code on a VMS system that has a C compiler and
- libraries plus the TCP/IP libraries for DEC, TGV, or Wollongong TCP/IP.
-
- THE OS/2 VERSION
-
- OS/2 sources: ck[cuwo]*.[cwh], ckwart.def, ckoker.def
- OS/2 build: ckoker.mak
- OS/2 executable: ckoker16.boo (unboo with ckbunb.c) (16-bit)
- ckoker32.boo (ditto) (32-bit)
- or kermit/bin/ckoker16.exe (ftp in binary mode) (16-bit)
- or kermit/bin/ckoker32.exe (ditto) (32-bit)
- OS/2 doc: ckoker.bwr
-
- OS/2 C-Kermit comes in a 16-bit version (required for OS/2 1.x) and a
- 32-bit version (only works on OS/2 2.x). See ckoker.bwr for details.
-
- THE DATA GENERAL AOS/VS VERSION
-
- AOS/VS sources: ck[cuwd]*.[cwh]
- AOS/VS build: ckd*.cli
- AOS/VS executable: kermit/bin/ckdker.df (binary, dumpfile format)
- ckdker.uue (uuencoded, decode with ckdeco.c)
- AOS/VS doc: ckdins.doc, ckdker.bwr
-
- THE OS-9 VERSION
-
- OS-9 sources: ck[cuw9]*.[cawh]
- OS-9 build: ck9ker.mak or ck9ker.gcc
- OS-9 executable: ck9ker.boo (unboo with ckbunb.c) (for OS-9 2.2 - 2.4)
- ck9ker.bin (ftp in binary mode)
- OS-9 doc: ck9ker.bwr, ck9ker.doc
-
- THE AMIGA VERSION
-
- Amiga sources: ck[cuwi]*.[cwh]
- Amiga build: ckiker.mak (use Aztec C V5.0b)
- Amiga executable: ckiker.boo (for edit 178 -- unboo with ckbunb.c)
- kermit/bin/ckiker.exe (ftp in binary mode)
- Amiga doc: ckiker.bwr, ckiker.doc (old)
-
- THE ATARI ST VERSION
-
- Atari ST sources: ck[cuws]*.[cwh]
- Atari build: cksker.mak
- Atari executable: cksker.boo (full version, unboo with ckbunb.c).
- kermit/bin/cksker.ttp (full version, ftp in binary mode)
- kermit/bin/cksncp.ttp (no cmd parser,ftp in binary mode)
- Atari doc: (none yet)
-
- Please report successes or failures to Frank da Cruz, FDCCU@CUVMA.BITNET
- or fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu. Thanks again to the hundreds of people who
- helped with the development and testing of C-Kermit 5A.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- End of Info-Kermit Digest
- *************************
-
- -Lance
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