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- ├OMMODORE 64/128 ╦ERMIT ╒SER'S ╟UIDE
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- ╓ERSION 2.2
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- ┼LECTRONIC ╓ERSION -- ├OPYRIGHT 1988 ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABORATORIES
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- ┴LL RIGHTS RESERVED
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- ├OMMODORE 64/128 ╦ERMIT
- ╓ERSION 2.0, 2.1, & 2.2 ENHANCEMENTS BY ╥AY ═OODY
- ╒SER'S ╟UIDE V2.2 BY ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN
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- ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN
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- ╙UMMARY: ├-64/128 ╦ERMIT ╓ERSION 2.2
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- ╫HAT ╦ERMIT ╔S
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- ╘HE TERM "╦ERMIT" DENOTES BOTH A SPECIFIC PROTOCOL FOR
- TRANSFERRING FILES BETWEEN COMPUTERS ┴╬─ THOSE COMPUTER PRO-
- GRAMS WHICH CAN DO THE TRANSFERRING. ╦ERMIT AS A PROTOCOL
- IS OFTEN CALLED THE ╦ERMIT ╨ROTOCOL TO DISTINGUISH IT FROM
- AN ACTUAL COMPUTER PROGRAM. ╓ARIOUS VERSIONS OF THE ╦ERMIT
- PROGRAM FOR DIFFERENT COMPUTERS ALSO HAVE LONGER, OFFICIAL
- NAMES TO DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES. ├OMMODORE 64/128 ╦ERMIT IS
- A PUBLIC-DOMAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM THAT UTILIZES THE
- ╦ERMIT PROTOCOL FOR FILE TRANSFERS.
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- ├-64/128 ╦ERMIT WAS ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS ╦ERMIT-65. ┬EGIN-
- NING WITH VERSION 2.0, THE NAME WAS OFFICIALLY CHANGED TO
- ├OMMODORE 64/128 ╦ERMIT TO REFLECT THE FACT THAT SUPPORT FOR
- THE ├-128'S 80 COLUMN SCREEN HAD BEEN ADDED.
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- ╘HE "65" IN ╦ERMIT-65 SIGNIFIES THAT THE ├OMMODORE 64 HAS AS
- ITS ├╨╒ THE 6510┴, A MEMBER OF THE 6500 SERIES FAMILY, WHICH
- ALSO INCLUDES THE ┴PPLE ╔╔. ╔N FACT, ╦ERMIT FOR THE ├OMMO-
- DORE 64/128 WAS ORIGINALLY TRANSLATED FROM ┴PPLE ╔╔ ╦ERMIT.
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- ╥ECENT ╔MPROVEMENTS
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- ╘HE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO ╦ERMIT FOR
- VERSION 2.2. ╔F YOU ARE A FIRST-TIME USER OF ╦ERMIT, YOU
- MAY WANT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TO THE ╔NTRODUCTION SECTION. ┴S
- THIS MANUAL WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO ACCOMPANY V2.1
- (RELEASED IN ═AY, 1988), ALSO INCLUDED IS A SUMMARY OF V2.1
- IMPROVEMENTS.
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- ╓2.2 REALLY ONLY HAS ONE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM V2.1: RELI-
- ABLE COMMUNICATION AT 2400 BPS IS NOW POSSIBLE (BUT ╧╬╠┘
- WHEN USING THE ├-128 SCREEN DRIVER). ╘HERE WAS QUITE A BIT
- OF INTEREST IN THIS FEATURE SO WE DECIDED IT WAS WORTH
- ADDING RIGHT AWAY, BEFORE ANY OF THE OTHER SCHEDULED
- ADDITIONS/FIXES LISTED IN THE ╞UTURE ╨LANS FOR ╦ERMIT SEC-
- TION OF ┴PPENDIX ┴.
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- ╘HE MAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO V2.1 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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- + ┼NHANCED ─┼├ ╓╘-100 TERMINAL EMULATION WITH SUPPORT FOR
- THE ╓╘-100 KEYPAD. ╦ERMIT SHOULD NOW WORK FINE WITH
- OPERATING SYSTEMS SUCH AS ╓═╙. ╓2.1 HAS SOME ╓╘-102
- FEATURES ADDED AS WELL: ╔NSERT/─ELETE ╠INE/├HARACTER.
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- + ╠IMITED ╘EKTRONIX 4010 GRAPHICS TERMINAL EMULATION. ╦ER-
- MIT CAN PLOT BOTH GRAPHICS AND TEXT WITH A RESOLUTION OF
- 320 X 200 (├-64) OR 640 X 200 (├-128).
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- + ├OMMODORE 128 GREY KEY AND NUMERIC KEYPAD SUPPORT. ╘HE
- GREY KEYS AND THE NUMERIC KEYPAD, NOT NORMALLY ACCESSIBLE
- ON A ├-128 IN ├-64 MODE, ARE ACTIVE WITHIN ╦ERMIT.
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- + ┴ SPECIAL FILE-TYPE FOR TRANSFERRING ├ ╨OWER (NOW SOLD AS
- ╨OWER ├) SOURCE CODE FILES. ┘OU CAN NOW DOWNLOAD ├
- SOURCE CODE ┴╙├╔╔ FILES AS WELL AS UPLOAD ├ ╨OWER SOURCE
- FILES. ┴LL NECESSARY CHARACTER TRANSLATIONS ARE HANDLED
- AUTOMATICALLY.
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- + ┴ SCREEN DRIVER FOR THE ┬ATTERIES ╔NCLUDED ┬╔-80 80
- COLUMN CARD. ╘HIS DEVICE GIVES A DISPLAY AS NICE AS THE
- ├OMMODORE 128'S 80-COLUMN HARDWARE, BUT LACKS MANY ATTRI-
- BUTES SUCH AS BLINKING AND BOLD.
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- ╔N ADDITION TO THESE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS, MANY SMALLER
- CHANGES WERE MADE. ╙EVERAL BUGS WERE SQUASHED THAT AFFECTED
- ╓╘-100 EMULATION, THE ╙╘┴╘╒╙ COMMAND, AND OTHER THINGS. ╞OR
- RELATED INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE ┴PPENDIX ┴: ╔MPLEMENTATION
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- ╚ALL OF ╞AME
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- ═ANY PEOPLE HAVE WORKED ON ├OMMODORE 64/128 ╦ERMIT SINCE ITS
- FIRST APPEARANCE IN ═ARCH, 1984, CONTINUALLY ADDING IMPROVE-
- MENTS AND FIXING BUGS. ┬ELOW IS A LIST OF THE PEOPLE WHO
- HAVE WORKED ON THE ├-64/128 ╦ERMIT PROJECT OVER THE YEARS.
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- ╨ROGRAMMING:
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- ─AVID ─ERMOTT
- ┼RIC ╠AVITSKY
- ═ICHAEL ═ARCHIONDO
- ╥AY ═OODY
- ╞RANK ╨RINDLE
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- ─OCUMENTATION:
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- ┼RIC ╠AVITSKY
- ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN
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- ├-64/128 ╦ERMIT ╒SER'S ╟UIDE ╨AGE III
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- ╘ABLE OF ├ONTENTS
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- ╙UMMARY: ├-64/128 ╦ERMIT ╓ERSION 2.2 .................. I
- ╫HAT ╦ERMIT ╔S ...................................... I
- ╥ECENT ╔MPROVEMENTS ................................. I
- ╚ALL OF ╞AME ........................................ II
- ╔NTRODUCTION: ╘HE ╦ERMIT ╒SER'S ╟UIDE ................. 1
- ╫HAT ┘OU ╬EED TO ╦NOW ............................... 1
- ╥ECOMMENDED ╘EXTS ................................... 1
- ╦ERMIT ┴VAILABILITY ................................. 2
- ╙YNTAX OF ├OMMANDS .................................. 2
- ╘UTORIAL: ╔NTRODUCTION TO ╦ERMIT ...................... 3
- ┬OOTING ╦ERMIT ...................................... 3
- ├HOOSING A ╙CREEN ─RIVER ............................ 3
- ╘HE ╘HREE ═ODES OF ╦ERMIT ........................... 4
- ├OMMAND ═ODE ...................................... 4
- ├ONNECT ═ODE ...................................... 6
- ╞ILE-╘RANSFER ═ODE ................................ 7
- ╘ROUBLESHOOTING: ╔F ┘OU ╚AVE ╨ROBLEMS ................. 10
- ┼MULATION: ╘ERMINAL-╘YPE ╞EATURES ..................... 11
- ╓╘-100 ┼MULATION .................................... 11
- ╓╘-102 ┼MULATION .................................... 12
- ╓╘-52 ┼MULATION ..................................... 12
- ╘EKTRONIX 4010 ┼MULATION ............................ 13
- ┴LPHA ╘EXT ═ODE ................................... 13
- ╨OINT ╨LOT ═ODE ................................... 14
- ╓ECTOR ╨LOT ═ODE .................................. 14
- ─ISPLAYS: ╙CREEN ─RIVER ├OMPARISON .................... 15
- ├-128 80 ├OLUMN ─RIVER .............................. 15
- ├-64 80 ├OLUMN ─RIVER ............................... 15
- ┬ATTERIES ╔NCLUDED ┬╔-80 ─RIVER (╙TANDARD) .......... 15
- ┬ATTERIES ╔NCLUDED ┬╔-80 ─RIVER (├USTOM) ............ 16
- ├-64 40-├OLUMN ─RIVER ............................... 16
- ╞ILE ╘RANSFERS: ╘RANSFERRING ╞ILES .................... 17
- ├HOOSING THE ├ORRECT ╞ILE-TYPE ...................... 17
- ┴╙├╔╔ ╞ILE-TYPE ................................... 17
- ┬INARY ╞ILE-TYPE .................................. 17
- ├-╨OWER ╞ILE-TYPE ................................. 18
- ╨┼╘╙├╔╔ ╞ILE-TYPE ................................. 18
- ╙CRIPT ╞ILE-TYPE .................................. 18
- ╙ETTING THE ╞ILE-BYTE-SIZE .......................... 18
- ╒SING ┼IGHT-BIT-QUOTING ............................. 19
- ╙PECIAL ╞ILE-╘RANSFER ═ODE ╞EATURES ................. 19
- ╥EFERENCE: ├OMMAND ─ESCRIPTIONS ....................... 20
- ├OMMAND ╠IST ........................................ 20
- ├OMMAND ╙UMMARY ..................................... 20
- ┬YE ............................................... 20
- ├ONNECT ........................................... 20
- ─IRECTORY ......................................... 21
- ─ISK .............................................. 21
- ┼XIT .............................................. 22
- ╞INISH ............................................ 22
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- ╟ET ............................................... 22
- ╤UIT .............................................. 22
- ╥ECEIVE ........................................... 23
- ╥ESTORE ........................................... 23
- ╙AVE .............................................. 23
- ╙END .............................................. 24
- ╙ET ............................................... 24
- ╙ET ┬AUD ........................................ 24
- ╙ET ┬OLD ........................................ 25
- ╟ENERAL ╬OTES ON ├OLOR .......................... 25
- ╙ET ┬ORDER ...................................... 25
- ╙ET ├HARACTER ................................... 26
- ╙ET ─ARK-BACKGROUND ............................. 26
- ╙ET ─EBUGGING ................................... 26
- ╙ET ┼IGHT-BIT-QUOTING ........................... 26
- ╙ET ┼SCAPE ...................................... 27
- ╙ET ╞ILE-BYTE-SIZE .............................. 27
- ╙ET ╞ILE-TYPE ................................... 27
- ╙ET ╞ILE-WARNING ................................ 28
- ╙ET ╞LOW-CONTROL ................................ 28
- ╙ET ╔┬═ ......................................... 28
- ╙ET ╠IGHT-BACKGROUND ............................ 29
- ╙ET ╠OCAL-ECHO .................................. 29
- ╙ET ╨ARITY ...................................... 29
- ╙ET ╥ECEIVE ..................................... 30
- ╙ET ╥ECEIVE ┼IGHT-BIT-QUOTE-CHAR .............. 30
- ╙ET ╥ECEIVE ┼ND-OF-LINE ....................... 31
- ╙ET ╥ECEIVE ╨ACKET-LENGTH ..................... 31
- ╙ET ╥ECEIVE ╨AD-CHAR .......................... 31
- ╙ET ╥ECEIVE ╨ADDING ........................... 31
- ╙ET ╥ECEIVE ╤UOTE-CHAR ........................ 32
- ╙ET ╥ECEIVE ╘IMEOUT ........................... 32
- ╙ET ╥╙232-REGISTERS ............................. 32
- ╙ET ╙CREEN-DRIVER ............................... 33
- ╙ET ╙END ........................................ 33
- ╙ET ╘ERMINAL-EMULATION .......................... 34
- ╙ET ╫ORD-SIZE ................................... 34
- ╙HOW .............................................. 34
- ╙TATUS ............................................ 35
- ┴PPENDIX ┴: ╔MPLEMENTATION ╬OTES ...................... 36
- ╙UMMARY OF ╦ERMIT ├APABILITIES ...................... 36
- ╦NOWN ╥ESTRICTIONS .................................. 36
- ╞UTURE ╨LANS FOR ╦ERMIT ............................. 37
- ┴PPENDIX ┬: ─EFAULT ╔NITIALIZATION ╙ETTINGS ........... 38
- ┴PPENDIX ├: ╦EYBOARD ╠AYOUTS .......................... 39
- ├OMMODORE 64 ═AP .................................... 39
- ├OMMODORE 128 ═AP ................................... 40
- ┴PPENDIX ─: ╒╬╔╪ (╘═) ╘ERMCAP ╙ETTINGS ................ 41
- ┴PPENDIX ┼: ┬╔-80 ╥EPLACEMENT ╥╧═ ╔NFORMATION ......... 42
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- ╔NTRODUCTION: ╘HE ╦ERMIT ╒SER'S ╟UIDE
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- ╫HAT ┘OU ╬EED TO ╦NOW
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- ╘HIS MANUAL INTRODUCES ╦ERMIT TO NEW USERS AS WELL AS PRO-
- VIDES AN ORGANIZED REFERENCE FOR EXPERIENCED USERS. ╙OME
- BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTERS IS REQUIRED TO USE ╦ERMIT. ╬EW
- USERS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF COMPUTERS AND TELECOM-
- MUNICATIONS. ╨LEASE SEE ╥ECOMMENDED ╘EXTS BELOW FOR A SHORT
- LIST OF BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE.
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- ─ON'T BECOME FRUSTRATED IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS INITIALLY USING
- ╦ERMIT. ├AREFUL READING OF THIS MANUAL WILL CLEAR UP MOST
- PROBLEMS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. ╔F YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, DON'T
- BE AFRAID TO ASK AROUND. ╦ERMIT IS A VERY POPULAR PROGRAM,
- SO MANY PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO USE IT. ┘OU MAY DIRECT ANY QUES-
- TIONS TO ╥AY OR ME AT THE ADDRESS ON THE FRONT OF THIS
- MANUAL AS WELL.
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- ╘HIS MANUAL IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH LASER-PRINTED AND ELEC-
- TRONIC FORM. ╘HIS, THE ELECTRONIC VERSION, COMES AS PART OF
- THE STANDARD ╦ERMIT DISK FROM MOST DISTRIBUTION SITES
- (INCLUDING ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN). ╘HE ELECTRONIC VERSION
- CAN BE PRINTED OUT USING MOST ANY SEQUENTIAL FILE PRINTER OR
- WORD PROCESSOR SINCE ALL SPECIAL FEATURES LIKE UNDERLINING
- AND BOLD HAVE BEEN REMOVED. ╘HE LASER-PRINTED VERSION OF
- THE MANUAL IS AVAILABLE FROM ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN FOR $7.50
- (╒╙ FUNDS ╧╬╠┘; ╫┴ RESIDENTS PLEASE ADD 8.2% SALES TAX).
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- ╥ECOMMENDED ╘EXTS
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- ╘HE FOLLOWING IS A SHORT LIST OF RECOMMENDED BACKGROUND
- TEXTS. ╘HE AREA COVERED IS LISTED FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE
- TITLE OF THE TEXT AND PUBLISHING INFORMATION.
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- + ┬ASIC ├OMMODORE ├OMPUTING: ├OMMODORE 64/64├/128 ╒SER'S
- ╟UIDES.
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- + ┬ASIC ╘ELECOMMUNICATIONS: ├OMPUTE!'S ╘ELECOMPUTING ON
- THE ├OMMODORE 64, ├OMPUTE! ┬OOKS.
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- + ╘HE ╦ERMIT ╨ROTOCOL: ╦ERMIT: ┴ ╞ILE-╘RANSFER ╨ROTOCOL
- FOR ╒NIVERSITIES, 2 PARTS, ┬YTE MAGAZINE, ╩UNE & ╩ULY,
- 1984, & ╦ERMIT, ┴ ╞ILE ╘RANSFER ╨ROTOCOL, ─IGITAL ╨RESS
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- ┴LL ╦ERMIT DISTRIBUTION FOR VERSIONS THAT ╥AY AND ╔ HAVE
- WORKED ON (VERSIONS 2.0 AND LATER) IS NOW HANDLED BY ╦ENT
- ╙ULLIVAN. ╔N THE PAST, ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABORATORIES HANDLED
- DISTRIBUTION, BUT THAT COMPANY IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS.
- ╔F YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS
- CONCERNING ╦ERMIT, PLEASE CONTACT ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN. ╦ERMIT
- IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON MANY LOCAL ┬┬╙ SYSTEMS
- AND NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES.
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- ╙YNTAX OF ├OMMANDS
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- ═OST ╦ERMIT COMMANDS ARE SIMPLE ┼NGLISH PHRASES. ├OMMANDS
- ARE REPRESENTED IN THIS DOCUMENT IN CAPITAL LETTERS (I.E.
- ├╧╬╬┼├╘) TO SET THEM OFF FROM ANY SURROUNDING TEXT. ═ANY
- STANDARD REPRESENTATIONS FOR KEYS ARE USED. ┬ELOW IS A
- TABLE SHOWING THE REPRESENTATIONS AND THE CORRESPONDING
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- <├┴╨╙ ╠╧├╦> ├APS ╠OCK *
- <├╠╥> ├LEAR (╙HIFTED ╚OME)
- <├╘╥╠> ├ONTROL
- <─┼╠> ─ELETE
- <┼╙├> ┼SCAPE *
- <╞1>,<╞2>,...,<╞8> ╞UNCTION KEY 1,2,...,8
- <╚┼╠╨> ╚ELP *
- <╚╧═┼> ╚OME
- <╔╬╙╘> ╔NSERT (╙HIFTED ─ELETE)
- <╠╔╬┼╞┼┼─> ╠INEFEED *
- <╥┼╘╒╥╬> ╥ETURN
- <╙╨┴├┼> ╙PACEBAR
- <╙╘╧╨> ╙TOP
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