TMPLee@DOCKMASTER.ARPA.UUCP (04/02/87)
Tried installing apple kermit 3.75 from the nosc-shark files. (INSTALL1-5) It works fine as a communications handler; haven't tried the VT52 emulation yet. Can't get it to transfer files to this system (a multics system reached via GTE Telenet). The two systems can't seem to negotiate the parameters (fails on first or second packet.) Note that this system (Dockmaster) works just fine on MS-Kermit. Further note: if I try to turn flow control (xon&xoff) on, things really fall apart -- get garbage characters. My micro is a II+, super serial card, hayes modem, viewmaster 80-col card, off-brand of aftermarket full ASCII keyboard. Note that the configuration works just fine with AExpress. Should I give up and fall back to an earlier version? (I haven't been tracking all the traffic.)
TMPLee@DOCKMASTER.ARPA.UUCP (04/02/87)
Tried again, using the DOS version instead of the ProDos one. Same failure. Took notes: the kermit-65 error messages were "BAD CHECKSUM: PACK ACTUAL 06 04 CANNOT RECEIVE INIT" (was trying to send from the multics host to the apple.)