8-Jan-90 20:43:30-GMT,21745;000000000001 Return-Path: Received: from cunixf.cc.columbia.edu by watsun.cc.columbia.edu (5.59/FCB) id AA10084; Mon, 8 Jan 90 15:43:26 EST Received: from cunixc.cc.columbia.edu by cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (5.59/FCB) id AA12199; Mon, 8 Jan 90 15:44:37 EST Received: from watsun.cc.columbia.edu by cunixc.cc.columbia.edu (5.59/FCB) id AA08344; Mon, 8 Jan 90 15:41:55 EST Received: by watsun.cc.columbia.edu (5.59/FCB) id AA09985; Mon, 8 Jan 90 15:32:58 EST Date: Mon, 8 Jan 90 15:32:57 EST From: Christine M Gianone To: info-kermit@watsun.cc.columbia.edu Subject: Info-Kermit Digest V11 #2 Reply-To: Info-Kermit@watsun.cc.columbia.edu Queries-To: Info-Kermit-Request@WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU Message-Id: Info-Kermit Digest Mon, 8 Jan 1990 Volume 11 : Number 2 Today's Topics: MS-DOS Kermit 3.0 Beta Test Available New Luxor (luxker) Kermit Programs Kermit-11 Comments Wanted Digest submissions may be sent to Info-Kermit@WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU, requests for addition to or deletion from the Info-Kermit subscriber list to Info-Kermit-Request@WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU or to KERMIT@CUVMA.BITNET. Kermit files may be obtained over networks and by mail order. On the Internetwork, use FTP to log in to host WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU, a SUN-4/280 running UNIX (SUNOS 4.0), IP host number 128.59.39.2. Login as user anonymous (note, lower case), any password, and GET or MGET (MULTIPLE GET) the desired files. The Kermit files are in directories kermit/a, kermit/b, kermit/c, kermit/d, and kermit/e. Test versions are in kermit/test. You can also get Kermit files over the BITNET/EARN network; to get started send a message with text HELP to KERMSRV, the Kermit file server, at host CUVMA. For detailed instructions, read the file kermit/a/aanetw.hlp (AANETW.HLP on KERMSRV). To order by mail, request a complete list of Kermit versions and an order form from Kermit Distribution, Columbia University Center for Computing Activities, 612 West 115th Street, New York, NY 10025 USA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon Jan 8 1990 12:00:00 EST From: Christine M Gianone Subject: MS-DOS Kermit 3.0 Beta Test Available Keywords: MS-DOS Kermit 3.0, International Character Sets, Sliding Windows Keywords: Tektronix Emulation, VT320/340 Emulation, Local Area Networks Keywords: WordPerfect This is to announce a very short public beta testing period for MS-DOS Kermit 3.0 for the IBM PC, PS/2, and compatibles. Releases of 3.0 for some of the non-IBM-compatible MS-DOS computers are in preparation, but not ready yet, others need volunteer help. Please get the test version as quickly as possible and report problems directly to the author of the program, Joe R. Doupnik, JRD@USU.BITNET, jrd@cc.usu.edu, or jrd@watsun.cc.columbia.edu. The files for this new release are available via anonymous FTP from watsun.cc.columbia.edu on the Internet, and from KERMSRV@CUVMA on BITNET/EARN. On watsun, login with FTP as user anonymous (any password), cd kermit/test, and multiple get (mget) the files. On BITNET, send a message (interactive or mail) to KERMSRV@CUVMA and request the desired files. The manual is in preparation and will be announced shortly. The file MSTIBM.BOO is the runnable .EXE file encoded in printable format. To convert the BOO-file back to .EXE, use any of the MSBPCT.* programs, which can be found in the "A" area of Kermit distribution on watsun (cd kermit/a), or in KERMSRV (just refer to them by name). On watsun only, the executable program, MSTIBM.EXE, is available for FTP in binary mode (note, on watsun, the filenames are lowercase). Here is a brief list of the files that are available during this testing period (many of these names will change in the real release): Internet BITNET/EARN WATSUN CUVMA kermit/test T: Description mstibm.exe (none) Executable program, about 131K (watsun only) mstibm.boo T:MSTIBM.BOO BOO-encoded version of MSTIBM.EXE, about 156K mstibm.hlp T:MSTIBM.HLP A short help file mstibm.bwr T:MSTIBM.BWR "Beware" file, known limitations and bugs mstibm.upd T:MSTIBM.UPD Summary of features new to version 3.0 mstibm.ed T:MSTIBM.ED Detailed edit history mstibm.vt T:MSTIBM.VT Summary of functions of VT320 emulator mstibm.ini T:MSTIBM.INI Sample init file for version 3.0 (MSKERMIT.INI) mstibm.hay T:MSTIBM.HAY Hayes modem dialing script (HAYES.TAK) mstibm.wp T:MSTIBM.WP WordPerfect init file for version 3.0 (WP30.INI) mstlk2.asm T:MSTLK2.ASM LK250 keyboard driver source (from Terry Kennedy) mstlk2.com (none) Binary executable LK250 keyboard driver mstlk2.boo T:MSTLK2.BOO BOO-encoded version of MSTLK2.COM mstlk2.hlp T:MSTLK2.HLP Help file for LK250 driver ms*.asm,.h T:MS*.ASM,.H Source files The public beta-testing period will last only about a week, so please test the new features and send in reports and/or fixes as quickly as possible! The formal release will come several weeks later. Your cooperation in rapid testing and reporting of bugs is much appreciated, and the short notice is regretted. As bugs are reported and fixed, the files MSTIBM.EXE, .BOO, and .BWR will probably change from day to day, so when reporting a problem, be sure to include the full version heading (as reported by the VERSION command). These changes will be logged at the end of the file MSTIBM.ED. NEW FEATURES OF MS-DOS KERMIT 3.0 1. Emulation of most features of the DEC VT320 terminal, plus many features of the VT340. 2. International character sets in terminal emulation and file transfer. 3. Sliding window packet protocol. 4. Expanded support for local area networks. 5. Enhanced graphics commands in the Tektronix emulator, suitable for use with mainframe WordPerfect versions 5 and 4.2. 6. Many other improvements. The rest of this message describes these new features. See MSTIBM.UPD and MSTIBM.ED for details. 1. VT320/VT340 EMULATION MS-DOS Kermit 3.0 emulates the DEC VT320 terminal, international model, with many features of the more advanced VT340/330 text/graphics terminals thrown in. VT320 is the default terminal type for MS-DOS Kermit 3.0. Kermit continues to offer emulations for the DEC VT52, Heath/Zenith-19, and DEC VT100/102 terminals, as well as of Tektronix graphics terminals. Kermit's VT320/340 emulation offers many capabilities beyond the VT102, including: . A selection of character sets, with the ability to switch among them. . Translation of the above sets to/from any of the five IBM PC code pages. . User-defined soft function keys, downloadable by the host. . Tektronix 4010/4014 graphics with many extensions, including color, "sixel" graphics, rectangle fill with various patterns, and more. . Support of the DEC LK250 keyboard, a DEC LK201 keyboard for IBM-PCs (via a special driver, MSTLK2.*). . A new mechanism for switching between 80 and 132 columns when your display adapter supports this. . Graphics screens may now be saved to disk files in uncompressed Aldus/Microsoft TIFF 5.0 format (approximately 110K per EGA screen) for importation into other applications that support TIFF files. 2. INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SET SUPPORT MS-DOS Kermit 3.0 supports translation between the PC's local character set (Code Page) and ISO Latin Alphabet 1 (ISO 8859-1) during file transfer. The relevant new commands are: SET TRANSFER CHARACTER-SET { TRANSPARENT, LATIN1 } SET FILE CHARACTER-SET { CP437, CP850, CP860, CP863, CP865 } The default transfer character set is TRANSPARENT (that is, no translation is done) for compatibility with previous releases of MS-DOS Kermit. The default file character set is your PC's current code page, such as CP437, which is detected automatically. These new commands allow you to transfer files containing accented and other special characters with Kermit programs on computers that represent these same characters using different codes, such as VAX/VMS, UNIX, Macintosh, IBM mainframes, etc, when the Kermit programs on these computers also support international text file transfer; new versions of C-Kermit for UNIX and VAX/VMS, Macintosh Kermit, IBM mainframe Kermit, and others which support this feature are in preparation (watch Info-Kermit for announcements). International file transfer is also useful between two PCs that use different code pages. Various host-based international character sets are also supported during VT320 terminal emulation, including 8-bit ISO Latin Alphabet 1, the DEC 8-bit Multinational Character Set, 12 different 7-bit National Replacement Character (NRC) Sets, and several others. Kermit automatically translates incoming characters from the current terminal character set (SET TERMINAL CHARACTER-SET) to the current PC code page, and it automatically translates keystrokes from the current code page to terminal character set. The default terminal character set is LATIN1 (Latin Alphabet 1). SET KEY assignments take precedence on a per-key basis. 3. SLIDING WINDOW PACKET PROTOCOL For increased efficiency during file transfer across long-distance, long-delay communication links such as public data networks, MS-DOS Kermit 3.0 includes sliding window packet protocol. This means that Kermit does not have to wait for an acknowledgement for the current packet before sending the next packet. The number of packets that may be sent before acknowledgements arrive is called the "window size", and this may range from 1 to 31. A sufficiently large window size allows transmission of packets to be continuous, and makes maximum effective use of the transmission channel. The command to select the window size is: SET WINDOW n where n is a number from 1 to 31. The default window size is 1 for Kermit's normal stop-and-wait operation. Window sizes greater than 1 can be used only with other Kermit programs that support this option, including PRIME Kermit, C-Kermit 5A or later (still in preparation), certain commercial programs, or another copy of MS-DOS Kermit 3.0. Sliding windows may be used in conjunction with long packets. The product of the packet size and the window size may not exceed 2000. 4. LOCAL AREA NETWORK SUPPORT MS-DOS Kermit 3.0 for the IBM PC, PS/2, and compatibles supports the following local area networks and protocols: . Netbios via SET PORT NETBIOS for PC-to-PC file transfers. Requires a Netbios-based PC network (like IBM PC Network or IBM Token Ring) and accompanying hardware and drivers. . Netbios via SET PORT NETBIOS for PC to AT&T Unix systems over StarGroup (formerly StarLAN) and for PC-to-host file transfer across any NetBios compatible system. Requires a Netbios driver for your network interface. . Novell Terminal Emulation Service (TES) via SET PORT BIOSx. Requires Novell TES BIOS-Level COMx driver (e.g. COM1, COM2) that intercepts BIOS interrupt 14H and controls the network interface, and a host VAX running NetWare/VMS. . Novell NASI/NACS V2 and compatible asynchronous communication servers, via SET PORT NOVELL. Requires Novell or compatible network. . DECnet-DOS, both LAT and CTERM interfaces, via SET PORT DECNET. Requires installation of DECnet-DOS or DECnet PCSA. . Ungermann-Bass Net/One Int 6BH via SET PORT UB-NET1. Requires an Ethernet board with U-B Net/One drivers or compatibles. . Intel OpenNET via SET PORT OPENNET, a NetBios implementation. . IBM asynchronous communication servers accessed through IBM EBIOS, via SET PORT BIOSx. Requires EBIOS Int 14H interceptor (needs testing). . 3COM Bridge Application Program Interace (BAPI) to asynchronous communication servers via SET PORT BIOSx. Requires 3COM Int 14H interceptor. . TCP/IP Telnet via SET PORT BIOSx. Requires vendor's Int 14H interceptor to execute Telnet protocol, for example FTP Software's PC/TCP v2.04 (TNGLASS), or Interlan's TCP/IP Gateway for Novell Networks. Use TNGLASS dated 6 Dec 1989 or later. 5. TEKTRONIX GRAPHICS The name Tektronix may no longer be adequate to describe the new features drawn from DEC VT340/330 and HDS 2000/3000 graphics terminals. Principle additions are: . Rectangle (border only) and pattern filled rectangle drawing commands. . More preprogrammed line patterns, many rectangle fill patterns, both include several host-definable patterns. Fill patterns are tiling kinds synchronized to the screen boundaries, for smooth joinery and easy pattern overlaying operations. . Host control of destructive space and backspace. . User control of opaque or transparent character writing. . Control of pixel basic operations such as write absolute, OR, XOR with existing colors, including DEC VT340 ORing of color palette numbers. . DEC Sixel graphics commands. . Screen dumping in TIFF v 5.0 formats (class B for B/W, class P palette for EGA and VGA screens), uncompressed. One file for each screen capture. . Support of most common cursor steering and line/screen erasure escape sequences of ANSI text terminals, scaled to the text terminal's screen shape, so that text, Tektronix, and Sixel graphics can be mingled. . Automatic switching from text terminal to graphics terminal upon receipt of a Sixel Device Control String. . Presence, use, and reporting of the 16 color and b/w palettes of the DEC VT340/330 terminals. DEC characteristic of black always writes absolutely. . Coloring commands acceptable in ANSI ESC [ 3x; 4x m format and in Device Control Strings for both RBG and HLS (hue, lightness, saturation) systems. . Reporting of the graphics screen size and number of colors upon host request, an MS-DOS Kermit escape sequence in DEC private format. . Support for mainframe WordPerfect 5.0 and 4.2 to view and edit figures (pictures) and pages in graphics mode while preparing documents in text mode. TIFF files from MS-DOS Kermit screens are directly readable into WordPerfect (and several other packages). . Terminal identification response of VT300 with Sixel and other attributes. . Recognition of 8-bit control sequences, but truncation of other 8-bit characters to 7-bit form. For this, parity must be NONE and DISPLAY 8-bits. . Recognition of the ESC [ ? 34 h and l TerminalS and TerminalR MS-DOS Kermit macro invokation sequences from the host. 6. OTHER IMPROVEMENTS * Communications . Support for advanced features of the PS/2's National Semiconductor 16550A UART (serial communications) chip for improved performance. . New SET DUPLEX { HALF, FULL } command includes support for RTS/CTS handshake for use with half duplex modems, radio transmitters, etc. RTS/CTS is used if DUPLEX is set to HALF and the DSR signal is present. * Terminal Emulation (in addition to VT320/340 and Tektronix features listed above): . Expanded storage for rollback screens. If memory is available, Kermit will allocate room for about 10 screens. More is available via the new DOS environment variable, KERMIT: SET KERMIT=ROLLBACK 120, memory permitting. . Screen rollback is now instantaneous. . New REPLAY command to replay a Kermit session log through the terminal emulators. . Transparent print now works properly in the presence of parity. . New SET TERMINAL KEYPAD { APPLICATION, NUMERIC } command gives users explicit control over VT terminal keypad mode. Formerly the keypad mode could be changed only by escape sequences sent from the host. . Visual bell for deaf users (SET TERMINAL BELL VISUAL) during terminal emulation. . Support for additional monitors and display adapters: - Wyse-700 (graphics in several high resolution dimensions) - ATT EGA VDC600 (automatic recognition of 80/132 column mode) - STB VGA/EM, VGA/EM-15 boards (automatic recognition of 80/132 column mode) - Other boards to or from 80/132 columns via COLS80.BAT and COLS132.BAT. * Kermit Protocol (in addition to international character sets and sliding windows, described above): . Maximum file transfer packet size increased from 1000 to 2000 bytes. . New server security features, including login/password, available via DISABLE, ENABLE, and SET SERVER commands. . Redirection of output of REMOTE commands to file or printer via DOS redirection symbol (>), e.g. REMOTE DIRECTORY > PRN. . Non-control versions of single-character file transfer interrupt commands (X,Z,E,C) are now available. . Many new options for SET ATTRIBUTES command, to control attributes individually, for example SET ATTRIBUTES DATE OFF. Attributes now include date and time, file size, file type, and transfer character set. . MS-DOS Kermit server now recognizes REMOTE KERMIT SET commands. . New REMOTE SET command, used to change settings on remote Kermit server, as described in Info-Kermit V11 #1. Also supported by MS-DOS Kermit server. This is a new Kermit protocol feature, as yet unsupported by other Kermit programs, but will be in future releases of C-Kermit, etc. * Miscellaneous Features and Commands: . Space for macro names expanded from 500 to 1000 bytes. Space for macro definitions was formerly 3000. Now it's dynamically allocated and will use as much memory as can be found. . SHOW commands added for many types of things (file, protocol, terminal, memory, modem, statistics, etc). . Keyboard verbs (like \Kexit) can now be embedded within keyboard definition text strings and mixed with other keyboard verbs. . New WRITE command to annotate log files. may be SESSION, PACKET, TRANSACTION, or SCREEN. may be TIME, DATE, PATH, TEXT, etc. . New IF statements for arithmetic comparison: IF <, IF >, IF =, for example: IF < %\1 3 echo Argument is less than 3. . New numeric variables, can be used with IF <, etc, and WRITE: - ARGC Number of words in a macro invocation - COUNT Loop counter (set via SET COUNT) - ERRORLEVEL Error level (set via SET ERRORLEVEL) - VERSION Program version (built in, 3.0 = 300) Note: ARGC allows construction of macros that can test for the presence of arguments and supply defaults, without being confused by leftover parameters from previous macro invocations. . ASK command now operational, and allows backslash codes in prompt. ASK prints prompt, stores what user types in variable. . New ASKQ command, like ASK but does not echo what the user types, useful for passwords. . Allow ECHO string and ASK prompt string to contain backslash codes for the PC's 8-bit characters, so that fancy effects and international characters can be displayed. . New controls and options for TRANSMIT command (SET TRANSMIT ?). . New command SET FILE WARNING { ON, OFF, NO-SUPERSEDE }. ON and OFF are like previous SET WARNING command. NO-SUPERSEDE option can be used for continuing interrupted wildcard file reception, skipping over files that already exist. . A patch mechanism for applying corrections to the binary executable program image. Thanks to Professor Joe R. Doupnik of Utah State University for a year of hard work on this release, and to the many testers during the development phase, and to the contributors who helped with many aspects of the new version. ------------------------------ Subject: New Luxor (luxker) Kermit Programs Date: Mon, 11 Dec 89 23:20:50 MET From: Bo Kullmar Keywords: Luxor, ABC-80/800 I am sending you two kermit program for the old Swedish Luxor computers. Today you have a program called luxker in the distribution that a member of the ABC-Club (ABC-Klubben in Swedish), Torbjoern Alm, has done. This program has a lot of bugs so I recommend that you the replace it with the program that I am sending you. luxker has a limited server function that my program is missing, but luxker does not handle binary files! I am also sending you a Kermit program for the first Luxor computer ABC80, which is mainly used in Sweden and the other nordic countries. Most of the texts are in Swedish, but there is a .DOC file in English for both programs. By the way, I am the chairman of the ABC-Club. The club today is a club for PC and other modern computers but we still try to support the old ABC computers. Bo Kullmar, Helsingoersg. 38, S-164 42 KISTA, Sweden, Phone +46 8 7511518 UUCP: {uunet,mcvax,munnari,cernvax,diku,inria,prlb2,tut,ukc,unido} !sunic!kullmar!bk Internet: bk@kullmar.se [Ed. - Many thanks, Bo, and to the others who worked on these programs. They have replaced LUXKER in the "D" area of Kermit distribution. Each program is in a single text archive file, LUX80.JAR for ABC-80 and LUX800.JAR for the ABC-800. Incidentally, the Swedish is written in the Swedish 7-bit National Replacement Character Set, so it can be viewed on IBM PCs using MS-DOS Kermit via SET TERMINAL CHARACTER-SET SWEDISH.] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Nov 89 12:34 EDT From: Brian Nelson Subject: Kermit-11 Comments Wanted Keywords: PDP-11 Kermit I would like to hear from Kermit-11 users about suggested improvements and bug fixes. It's been a while since I've done much with Kermit, it would seem it's about time to revisit Kermit and update it. All comments are welcome. Brian@uoft02.utoledo.edu Brian@uoft02.bitnet ------------------------------ End of Info-Kermit Digest *************************