[comp.sys.apple] Bugs in Apple CP/M Kermit

KJJY@MARISTB.BITNET (Robert Rodriguez) (05/04/89)

    I'm trying to download some CP/M software from a VM system to an
enhanced Apple 2E with CP/M Kermit. It works OK at 300 baud, however,
at 1200 baud, the first 4 or 5 characters of each line are lost. Also,
the version I have only supports VT52 emulation.
    Does anyone have a version of Apple CP/M Kermit that does not lose
characters at 1200 baud, and also supports VT100 emulation? I could use
the regular Apple Kermit but I don't have a tool to convert files from
Prodos to CP/M.

SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) (05/05/89)

>    I'm trying to download some CP/M software from a VM system to an
>enhanced Apple 2E with CP/M Kermit. It works OK at 300 baud, however,
>at 1200 baud, the first 4 or 5 characters of each line are lost. Also,
>the version I have only supports VT52 emulation.
>    Does anyone have a version of Apple CP/M Kermit that does not lose
>characters at 1200 baud, and also supports VT100 emulation? I could use
>the regular Apple Kermit but I don't have a tool to convert files from
>Prodos to CP/M.

The EZ solution is to use Kermit-65 version 3.85 under ProDOS AND (tah, tah)
get the Chameleon from APPLE2-L (the tool to convert files from EITHER
ProDOS or DOS 3.3 to CP/M <or Pascal for that matter>).  You'll get VT100
and successful transfers at speeds up to 19,200 bps.

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ewsmith@uokmax.UUCP (Edward Warren Smith) (05/08/89)

In article <8905031935.aa28589@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> KJJY@MARISTB.BITNET (Robert Rodriguez) writes:
>    I'm trying to download some CP/M software from a VM system to an
>enhanced Apple 2E with CP/M Kermit. It works OK at 300 baud, however,
>at 1200 baud, the first 4 or 5 characters of each line are lost. Also,
>the version I have only supports VT52 emulation.
>    Does anyone have a version of Apple CP/M Kermit that does not lose
>characters at 1200 baud, and also supports VT100 emulation? I could use
>the regular Apple Kermit but I don't have a tool to convert files from
>Prodos to CP/M.

What is your Apple's configuration for CP/M?  Some configurations (like the
ALS or Appli-Card) tend to overload the 6502 when operating as you described.
I run with an Appli-Card, a Zip/Enhanced //e using a 6Kbyte 6502 BIOS (so I/O
routines sit on the Zip Chip's cache most of the time).  On the CP/M side, 
my routine accesses my Serial card directly, which drives up to 9600 without
dropping anything (I have not tested at 19.2 kBaud yet).

Ed