ray@maxwell.physics.purdue.edu (Ray Moody) (02/25/89)
I have been waiting for Columbia University (official mantainers of the
Kermit archives) to make an announcement before I make Commodore Kermit version
2.2 official. I have been waiting for a long time, and nothing has happened
yet, so here goes.
(The binary files that I mention at the end of this announcement have just
recently been placed in the directory c64kermit on Maxwell.Physics.Purdue.Edu.
If you have access to FTP on any sane machine (i.e., one with eight bit bytes),
then this is the easiest way to obtain a copy of Kermit)
And finally, many people have asked about the Version 2.2 documentation.
The Version 2.2 documentation is also available from Maxwell.Physics.Purdue.Edu
in the directory c64kermit.
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ANNOUNCING
Commodore 64/128 Kermit Version 2.2 (70)
Commodore Kermit version 2.2 is now available. This
new version has one major new feature: reliable communica-
tion at 2400 bps is now possible (but only on a C128 when
using the built-in 80-column screen). There are also some
bug fixes.
Obtaining Kermit on a Floppy Disk
A copy of Commodore Kermit may be obtained by sending
$5.00 postage and handling to:
Dr. Evil Laboratories
P. O. Box 190
St. Paul, IN 47272
We stress that Commodore Kermit is absolutely free.
The $5.00 is used to cover the cost of the disk, mailer,
postage, and handling. The disk will contain Commodore Ker-
mit version 2.2, extensive on-disk documentation broken into
seven files small enough to be viewed with a good word pro-
cessor, and an initialization file. A boot file is included
for the convenience of C64 users. For the convenience of
C128 users a boot sector is provided that can load Kermit
using the fast serial routines.
Dr. Evil Laboratories also provides a bound manual for
Commodore Kermit version 2.2. This documentation is exactly
like the on-disk manual content-wise, but is typeset for
greater readability. This manual is available for $5.00.
Dr. Evil Laboratories is a small software company which
has the facilities to distribute Kermit much more effi-
ciently than I could personally. Also, Dr. Evil Labs has a
permanent address, something that I, being in college, don't
have.
All orders to Dr. Evil Laboratories must be in U.S.
funds. Indiana residents must add 5% sales tax.
Downloading Kermit from the Kermit Archives
Commodore Kermit may also be downloaded from the Kermit
archives. The Kermit archives are available on BITNET,
ARPANET, and USENET. For complete downloading instructions,
see the file C64KER.HLP in one of these archives.
Short Cut
For a short time, Kermit binaries may be obtained via
anonymous FTP from maxwell.physics.purdue.edu. These files
are true binary files and must be copied from this machine
using image mode and then downloaded directly to a Commodore
with a binary file transfer protocol (such as Kermit 2.1).
Those people who can take advantage of this service should
find it to be simpler than downloading and then converting
the ASCII files in the Kermit archives.
Many thanks to Fred Bowen and Frank Prindle for making
this version of Kermit a reality.dwtamkin@chinet.chi.il.us (David Tamkin) (02/26/89)
In <2004@pur-phy> Ray Moody wrote: [information that Kermit 2.2 and its docs are available via ftp from maxwell.physics.purdue.edu for those who have ftp available] [information on how to buy it from Dr. Evil Laboratories] | A boot file is included [on the disk from Dr. Evil Laboratories] | for the convenience of C64 users. For the convenience of | C128 users a boot sector is provided that can load Kermit | using the fast serial routines. The C128 boot sector takes advantage of fast serial routines and of autostart, but what is the C64 boot program for? Is there something to be done besides loading and running the uudecoded results of what Simon Gales posted to the net (with kermit.ini on the disk, of course)? | Commodore Kermit may also be downloaded from the Kermit | archives. The Kermit archives are available on BITNET, | ARPANET, and USENET. For complete downloading instructions, | see the file C64KER.HLP in one of these archives. OK, I give. How do you get to the archives from a Usenet site to see the downloading instructions file in the first place? Where are they? [reminder that ftp of Kermit files from maxwell.physics.purdue.edu is still available for a while] | Many thanks to Fred Bowen and Frank Prindle for making | this version of Kermit a reality. I'd like to have reason to thank them too. But how can one get the documentation for verion 2.2 via Usenet? David W. Tamkin Post Office Box 567542 Norridge, Illinois 60656-7542 dwtamkin@chinet.chi.il.us CIS: 73720,1570 GEnie: D.W.TAMKIN Anyone on Chinet who agrees with me is welcome to speak up on his or her own.