vass@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Vassilis Zarifis) (10/12/88)
I'm wondering if people still use an microcomputer put out by Xerox
with the following "features":
Xerox 820-II , CP/M v2.2 , 8in SS-SD drives , etc.
If yes, then join the club ! I am a happy (occasional) user too :-)...
My main request is :
Is there a communications software package that emulates a vt100 and possibly
supports Kermit ?
I would love to get a copy of it .
Please respond via E-mail, NOT thru this group ; Any info, leads, disks would
greatly be appreciated. This is meant for personal purposes and the budget
is very close to $0.00 !!
Thanks ,
Vassilis Zarifis
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>..............................................................................<rlb@xanth.cs.odu.edu (Robert Lee Bailey) (10/18/88)
In article <140@ur-cc.UUCP> vass@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Vassilis Zarifis) writes: > >I'm wondering if people still use an microcomputer put out by Xerox >with the following "features": > >Xerox 820-II , CP/M v2.2 , 8in SS-SD drives , etc. > >If yes, then join the club ! I am a happy (occasional) user too :-)... >My main request is : > >Is there a communications software package that emulates a vt100 and possibly >supports Kermit ? I run a Xerox 820-I and my brother-in-law runs a Xerox 16/8 which is a souped-up Xerox 820-II with an 8088 co-processor to let it run MS-DOS. So to answer your first question, YES, the Xerox 820 is still very much alive and in regular use. I don't know of any comm package that supports vt100 on the 820-II. The main reason is that the video chip does not support many of the features available on a vt100. Even if you could find a comm package that supports vt100, it would have to be an incomplete emulation due to the hardware restrictions. Kermit is available for the Xerox 820. I don't use it so I don't have it myself. You can use any comm package that supports either the 820-I, 820-II, or 16/8. All three use the same serial chip (Z-80 SIO-0). The video features are slightly different on each machine though. Kermit should be available from Simtel20 on Arpanet. They have a very extensive public domain library of CP/M software. Software can be downloaded from Simtel20 via FTP.