djo7613@blake.acs.washington.edu (Dick O'Connor) (01/11/89)
I use Ms-Kermit Version 2.29 for the Z100 (right now, in fact!), and I'm really pleased with it. I recently found a testing (?) copy of 2.29C, but even it didn't seem to be able to solve my last "want"! The Z100 keyboard is the best I've ever seen. Specifically, it has the ESC and BREAK keys right where I like them. I'd like to be able to use the SET KEY functionality of Kermit to use <ESC> instead of Control-rightbracket and to use <BREAK> instead of Control- rightbracket-B. I often direct-connect to a Micom switch that requires a triple-break sequence in two seconds to disconnect, and I'm straining my tendons trying to type ^]B^]B^]B in time. Probably because I'm a H&P typist, rather than a real one who uses all of their fingers! Has anyone figured out a way to do this? It seems to work OK on the PC version of Kermit, but if I wanted a PC I'd have one. Failing a solution, does anyone know if this might be added to future releases? -Dick O'Connor djo7613@blake.acs.washington.edu Washington Department of Fisheries
ahd@OMNIGATE.CLARKSON.EDU (Drew Derbyshire) (01/11/89)
Z-100 MS-Kermit 2.9c was no good. Junk. Trash. It tried to issue an escape sequence between every character displayed, which trahsed all other escape sequences. It also overlaid the BIOS, ran too slow, and generally was not mentioned in polite company. Z-100 MS-Kermit 2.29d and 2.31 (I think the latest was beta test 4 that I shipped to Columbia) has the required BREAK verb you seek. Aside from now being able to assign to BREAK or shift-F12, you can put in any key your heart desires. (I have it shift-break, myself; the restriction is because the Z-100 BIOS appears to intercept the BREAK and shift-F12 keys.) This is available from cunixc.cc.columbia.edu via anonymous FTP as kermit/a/mstz100.boo, and it has a doc file kermit/a/mstz10.doc. I can mail you the BOO file if you do not have FTP access. Drew