ray@j.cc.purdue.edu (Ray Moody) (04/19/88)
ANNOUNCING Commodore 64/128 Kermit Version 2.1 (68) Commodore Kermit version 2.1 is now available. This new version has many new features, improvements, and even some bug fixes. Here are the main new features/improvements/bug fixes: + Enhanced DEC VT-100 terminal emulation with support for the VT-100 keypad. Kermit should now work fine on operating systems such as VMS. V2.1 has some VT-102 features added as well: Insert/Delete Line/Character. + Limited Tektronix 4010 graphics terminal emulation. Ker- mit can plot both graphics and text with a resolution of 320 x 200 (C-64) or 640 x 200 (C-128). + Commodore 128 grey key and numeric keypad support. The grey keys and the numeric keypad, not normally accessible on a C-128 in C-64 mode, are active within Kermit. + A special file-type for transferring C Power (now Power C) source code files. You can now download C source code ASCII files as well as upload C Power source files. All necessary character translations are handled automati- cally. + A screen driver for the Batteries Included BI-80 80 column card. This device gives a display as nice as the Commodore 128's 80-column hardware, but lacks many attri- butes such as blinking and bold. In addition to these major improvements, many smaller changes were made. Several bugs were squashed that affected VT-100 emulation, the STATUS command, and other things. 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 only used to cover the cost of the disk, the mailer, postage, and handling. The disk will contain Commo- dore Kermit version 2.1, a copy of the preliminary documentation broken into several files small enough to be viewed with a good wordprocessor, an initialization file, and, for C128 users, an autoboot sector. (All of the files on the disk are available for download from the Kermit archives. There is a program in the Kermit archives that will create the proper autoboot sector for people that want to have one.) Sometime this summer a final printed (and maybe even bound) version of the manual will be available at a reason- able cost. Stay tuned. Also available from Dr. Evil Laboratories is a custom ROM for the Batteries Included 80-column card that provides access to the entire ASCII character set. Currently we ask $5.00 for the custom ROM. This price is subject to change and installation is required. Dr. Evil Laboratories is a small software company in which Kent and I are partners. The company has the facili- ties to distribute Kermit much more efficiently than either of us could personally. Also, Dr. Evil Labs has a permanent address, something that we, 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. Kermit can also be downloaded from the Kermit archives on ARPANET, BITNET, and other places. For complete down- loading instructions, see the file C64KER.HLP in one of these archives. Ray Moody ray@j.cc.purdue.edu ihnp4!pur-ee!j.cc.purdue.edu!ray moody@purccvm.BITNET Kent Sullivan Qlink: corvairkid