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Date: 29-APR-1987 15:36:36
From: SYSKERMIT%vax1.central.lancaster.ac.uk@Cs.Ucl.AC.UK
Subject: Version 1.01 of Kermit for HP86/87 Available
Keywords: HP Kermit
On its way to you is version 1.01 of Kermit for the HP86/87, by Martin
Rootes of Sheffield City Polytechnic, UK. This release cures some flow control
problems in version 1.00 .
The files for this release are:
HP8KER BOO Complete program - plus file header for boot programs.
HP8KER BAS Complete program - no comments, includes null lines.
HP8KRC BAS Complete program - with comments.
which should replace the existing ones. All other files are unchanged.
This is to announce Version 1.00 of HP86 Kermit. HP86 Kermit provides
terminal emulation and Kermit protocol file transfer for the following
systems:
Hewlett-Packard HP86.
Hewlett-Packard HP87 - NOT TESTED.
The program has been tested at Sheffield City Polytechnic on the HP86,
with a HP 82939A serial interface. Since the program is written in
HP86/87 BASIC it is expected that it will work on the HP87, however
this has yet to be confirmed.
The program was written in HP86/87 BASIC and requires the binary
program UTIL/1 to supply utilities for enhanced screen control, it
also relies on the I/O ROM for control of the serial interface. As the
program is written in BASIC various problems arise, the major three
are:-
1. It is noticeably slower than many other Kermit implementations.
2. The baud rate is limited to 300, this was the fastest rate that
could be handled by the terminal emulation section.
3. The program is limited to sending files of type DATA, and numeric
variables cannot be sent without conversion.
It is hoped that in the future some enterprising individual will
convert this program into assembler, this would undoubtedly alleviate
problems 1 & 2 and hopefully 3.
The files are :-
HP8AAA.HLP -- List of all the HP8*.* files, with brief explanations.
HP8KER.DOC -- Kermit User Guide for v1.00.
HP8INS.DOC -- Kermit installation guide.
HP8BOO.FOR -- Downloading program.
HP8KER.BOO -- Kermit program in BASIC for downloading (see documentation).
HP8KRC.BAS -- Commented Kermit program (Reference only).
Author:- Martin Rootes,
Computer Services Department,
Sheffield City Polytechnic,
Pond Street,
Sheffield,
S1 1WB
United Kingdom.
Tel:- (U.K.) 0742 20911 ext 2342