GREYELF@WPI.BITNET (04/13/89)
I've been informed that the project for fixing Kermit to work on a Laser has been noted, but back burnered at Central Point. I have also been informed that if people make a stink that they want a kermit driver for their Laser that works like it should (I've seen Kermit on Apple IIes working properly, its NICE) that we should send letters to Central Point. I assume our friend Carl MacDonald would be happy to relay them for us (just don't flame the guy). Remember, Kermit is free... >Carl MacDonald, programmer >Central Point Software > UUCP: crash!pnet01!pro-freedom!cdm > ProLine: cdm@pro-freedom > ARPANet: crash!pnet01!pro-freedom!cdm@nosc.mil >InterNet: cdm@pro-freedom.cts.com Remember now, POLITE REQUESTS. -- Michael J Pender Jr Box 1942 c/o W.P.I. I wrote SHELL and Daemon, greyelf@wpi.bitnet 100 Institute Rd. send bug reports, suggestions, greyelf@wpi.wpi.edu Worcester, Ma 01609 checks to me. People keep asking me if Shell or Daemon are compatible with the IIc, IIe. YES, I wrote them on my Laser 128. Now Daemon also works on the GS. Tell you what, you buy me a gs, I'll write stuff for it... I guess the only apple Daemon doesn't work on is a mac (heh, heh).
SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) (04/14/89)
>I've been informed that the project for fixing Kermit to work on >a Laser has been noted, but back burnered at Central Point. > >I have also been informed that if people make a stink that they >want a kermit driver for their Laser that works like it should >(I've seen Kermit on Apple IIes working properly, its NICE) >that we should send letters to Central Point. Make sure you know what you're asking for. The problem is NOT Kermit-65 it's the failure of the Laser's serial port to implement interrupts (the Microtek driver WORKS on a Laser 128) as a Super Serial Card (or //c serial port) does. Without interrupts, you'll lose characters arriving while the screen is scrolling. You can sucessfully transfer files (as I do with my //e with Microtek serial card). Perhaps there's some obscure way of "tickling" a Laser 128 port to enable interrupts, but I suspect what's needed is revised firmware (probably not a free upgrade). The reason Kermit has a problem and ProTerm does not is that Kermit relies on the firmware (enabling it to support MANY serial interfaces without having to distribute MANY serial drivers) while most commercial software uses polling. Carl should have no problem getting whatever technical information about Kermit's drivers from Ted Medin <medin-t@shark.nosc.mil> Murph Sewall Vaporware? ---> [Gary Larson returns 1/1/90] Prof. of Marketing Sewall@UConnVM.BITNET Business School sewall%uconnvm.bitnet@mitvma.mit.edu [INTERNET] U of Connecticut {psuvax1 or mcvax }!UCONNVM.BITNET!SEWALL [UUCP] (203) 486-5246 [FAX] (203) 486-2489 [PHONE] 41 49N 72 15W [ICBM] -+- I don't speak for my employer, though I frequently wish that I could (subject to change without notice; void where prohibited)