pbanchie@polyslo.UUCP (Peter L Banchieri) (05/10/88)
I've begun to explore unix and UUCP from the comfort
of my own home. I was wondering if there is a way to convert
a binary file to a executable .system file. Specifically, I'm
running kermit and I'm tired of typing brun kermit from basic.
While I'm at it, is there a way of disabling mousetext?
Sometimes when I run vi in vt100 emulation, I get mousetext
rather than inverse characters.
Thanks in advance!
David Hom (SLO-kid)
c/o pbanchie@polyslo.UUCP
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------------------------------------------------------------tsang@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Donald Tsang) (05/11/88)
In article <2364@polyslo.UUCP> pbanchie@polyslo.UUCP (Peter L Banchieri) writes: > > I've begun to explore unix and UUCP from the comfort >of my own home. I was wondering if there is a way to convert >a binary file to a executable .system file. Specifically, I'm >running kermit and I'm tired of typing brun kermit from basic. I can't help you about the SYS file conversion, but if you don't want to type 'brun kermit', try '-kermit'. '-' is a generic "run" routine that works on SYS, BIN, and BAS files. On a similar note, would somebody post a program that writes SYS files that execute BIN files or both BASIC.SYSTEM and an accompanying BAS file? Donald Tsang tsang@cory.Berkeley.EDU || ...!ucbvax!cory!tsang
SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) (05/11/88)
> I've begun to explore unix and UUCP from the comfort >of my own home. I was wondering if there is a way to convert >a binary file to a executable .system file. Specifically, I'm >running kermit and I'm tired of typing brun kermit from basic. Kermit requires Applesoft for file handling. Maybe some ProDOS wizard knows a trick I'm not aware of, but I don't believe it's possible to make Kermit-65 work as a SYS file. You can, however, 1) rename KERMIT3xx to "STARTUP" and it will BRUN as soon as BASIC.SYSTEM is invoked, or 2) make a TXT file named K containing the line: BRUN KERMIT3xx, which can be EXEC'd from the BASIC prompt as: -K You do know that you don't need to type BRUN, -KERMIT3xx will do it, how would making Kermit into a SYS file make it any easier? > While I'm at it, is there a way of disabling mousetext? >Sometimes when I run vi in vt100 emulation, I get mousetext >rather than inverse characters. Kermit-ESC, C (return to the KERMIT-65 prompt) followed by CONNect will do it. Clumsy ain't it? I thought so too; so I asked Ted to add an Erase screen command to Kermit (K-ESC, E), which I believe will fix the mousetext problem as well as clean up phone garbage (I've experienced the same mousetext problem, though not recently). That feature and (tah, tah) XModem (!) are in Version 3.83 - I just sent a beta copy to APPLE2-L, and within a day or so, Paul Nakada will pass it along to comp.binaries.apple2. Watch for it in an email box near you (if you got a version of 3.83 before 5/7/88 it doesn't have the Erase screen command; you can check with k-ESC, ?). --------------------- Disclaimer: The "look and feel" of this message is exclusively MINE! (subject to change without notice; void where prohibited) ARPA: sewall%uconnvm.bitnet@mitvma.mit.edu Murphy A. Sewall BITNET: SEWALL@UCONNVM School of Business Admin. UUCP: ...ihnp4!psuvax1!UCONNVM.BITNET!SEWALL University of Connecticut Acknowledge-To: <SEWALL@UCONNVM>
crimmins@csli.STANFORD.EDU (Mark Crimmins) (05/11/88)
In article <2364@polyslo.UUCP> pbanchie@polyslo.UUCP (Peter L Banchieri) writes: > > I've begun to explore unix and UUCP from the comfort >of my own home. I was wondering if there is a way to convert >a binary file to a executable .system file. Specifically, I'm >running kermit and I'm tired of typing brun kermit from basic. Kermit (all the versions I know about) is written so that you need to use basic.system in PRODOS. What you CAN do is have a STARTUP basic program that has only the line "10 print chr$(4)"-kermit". > While I'm at it, is there a way of disabling mousetext? >Sometimes when I run vi in vt100 emulation, I get mousetext >rather than inverse characters. I spoke to Ted Medin (who maintains the ProDOS Kermit) about this a while ago, and he said that the bug comes up rarely enough so that it's not worth tracking down. I encountered it a lot when I first started using KERMIT, but rarely see it now. I have a feeling that the program doesn't filter out the character that turns on mousetext when it is printed to the video firmware. Mark Crimmins (crimmins@csli.stanford.edu)