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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: Kermit 2.1 <--> Kermit 3.14 compatibility
Date: 19 Apr 1999 13:23:21 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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To: kermit.misc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu
In article <371B04D7.366E7DED@kroli.is>,
Ingimar =?iso-8859-1?Q?V=F6lundarson?= <iv@kroli.is> wrote:
: I'm using a direct clone of PC Kermit 2.1 ...
:
>From 1982?
: ... on a handheld portable data
: terminal. On the PC side, I'm using PC Kermit 3.14 (that's the newest
: version I've got to work on Win95, Win98 and WinNT, all running Kermit
: in a DOS window).
: My MSKERMIT.INI looks like this:
: -----
: set port 1
: set speed 38400
: rem set receive packet-length 9000
: set send packet-length 9000
: -----
: When I send a ZIP file to the handheld, I get efficiency up to 20-25%.
: Does anyone have any suggestions how I can boost it up?
:
I would suspect that "PC Kermit 2.1" is the limiting factor. It can
handle only 94-byte packets, no sliding windows, etc. There has been a
lot of progress in the last 17 years.
On the other hand, I think you have to give credit for the fact that the
two do interoperate. How many other software makers offer you
interoperability between modern versions and 17-year-old ones?
How did this ancient Kermit version find its way to your handheld unit?
- Frank