info-mac@uw-beaver.UUCP (10/07/84)
From: "Kevin W. Laurent" <KLaurent@DENVER.ARPA> I scarfed this message from the info-kermit Digest. I, too, am having problems getting MacKermit to work (other host is a Multics). Is everbody who downloaded Kermit having problems, or are we in the minority? ------------------------------ > >Date: Wed, 26 Sep 84 9:13:19 EDT >From: Dave Swindell <dswindel@bbn-labs-b> >Subject: MacKermit Problems with Kermit-10 >To: engel@harvard.arpa >Cc: info-kermit@cu20b.arpa, hperry@bbn-labs-b.arpa, > jhayter@bbn-labs-b.arpa > >I recently FTP'd the hex file for MacKermit over to one of our UNIX >machines dehexified it, and used macput to transfer the output .rsrc >file to a Macintosh. When I tried to use the resulting program to >connect to a DEC 10 running TOPS 10, I had the following problems: > > 1) In terminal emulation mode, MacKermit would occationally > 'forget' where received characters should be displayed. Fre- > quently, MacKermit would overwrite the last line and/or > character it displayed. > > 2) While in terminal emulation mode, MacKermit would bomb out > leaving me with the message: System error id=2 (and the little > bomb). > > 3) When I tried to send or receive files to Kermit-10 on our > DEC 10, MacKermit would simply hang. I would have to press > the reset switch and reboot. > >I was running at 4800 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, and >with Xon/Xoff support. I specified 'Macwrite' format for all >attempted file transfers. > >Any help which you could provide in helping us get MacKermit to >perform correctly would be appreciated. If you have any questions >concerning this message, please let me know. > >Dave Swindell >BBN Labs >dswindell@bbn-unix > >[Ed. - Steve, are you out there? We have been able to transfer files >with a DEC-20, which is very similar to a DEC-20, although when >selecting MacWrite format, we get an awful lot of junk mixed in.] > ------------------------------ KLaurent@DENVER