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From: fdc@fdc.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: C-Kermit 5A(190) Replaces 5A(189)
Date: 13 Nov 1994 19:38:59 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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As of 13 November 1994, C-Kermit 5A(190) is installed for real on
kermit.columbia.edu, replacing the previous version, 5A(189) of 30 June
1993. This is the Kermit software for UNIX (all varieties), VMS, OS/2,
Stratus VOS, AOS/VS, OS-9, the Macintosh, the Commodore Amiga, and the
Atari ST. Highlights of the new version are:
. File transfer recovery from point of failure (binary-mode transfers
only): UNIX, VMS, OS/2, AOS/VS, VOS, Amiga.
. Massive improvements in the OS/2 version.
. Totally new and full-featured implementations for QNX and Stratus VOS.
. Support for many new OS releases: Solaris 2.3, AIX 4.1, Unixware 1.1,
new releases of Linux, {Free,Net,etc}BSD, OpenVMS 6.x, etc etc...
. Auto-upload/download/configuration/anything-else via APC mechanism:
UNIX, VMS, OS/2.
. Numerous improvements in performance, script programming, client/server
protocol, character sets, file transfer display, dialing, etc.
C-Kermit 5A(190) is available via anonymous ftp from kermit.columbia.edu,
directory kermit/f (NOT kermit/b), also known as kermit/c-kermit, and
several other directories, as follows:
kermit/f (= kermit/c-kermit) - FTP all files in text mode:
Source code;
Documentation files (.hlp, .nr, .upd, .bwr, .doc, etc);
Initialization and script files (.ini, .kdd, .ksd, etc);
ASCII-binaries except for VMS, UNIX, and OS/2:
ckd190.uue - DG AOS/VS
ckiker.boo - Amiga
cklker.h68 - VOS 680x0
cklker.h86 - VOS i860
ckm190.hqx - Macintosh
cksker.boo - Atari ST
cksncp.boo - Atari ST (small version)
kermit/bin - FTP all files in binary mode (except READ.ME):
True binaries for UNIX, VMS, etc. See the READ.ME for details.
kermit/vmshex - FTP in text mode:
VMS C-Kermit binaries in hex format, together with the decoding
program, ckvdeh.mar. See the READ.ME file for details.
kermit/archives - FTP in binary mode unless otherwise indicated:
cku190.tar.Z - Compressed tar of C-Kermit source code & other files.
cku190.tar.gz - Gzip'd tar of C-Kermit source code & other files.
ckvsrc.hex - (TEXT mode) VMS C-Kermit source BACKUP saveset.
cko190.zip - OS/2 C-Kermit distribution diskette image.
See kermit/f/ckc190.ann for a detailed list of changes in 5A(190).
See kermit/f/cko190.ann for new features of the OS/2 version.
For overviews of specific versions, see:
kermit/f/ckaaaa.hlp - General C-Kermit overview
kermit/f/ckdaaa.hlp - AOS/VS
kermit/f/ckiaaa.hlp - Amiga
kermit/f/cklaaa.hlp - Stratus VOS
kermit/f/ckoaaa.hlp - OS/2
kermit/f/ckuaaa.hlp - UNIX
kermit/f/ckvaaa.hlp - VMS
The user manual, "Using C-Kermit", is recommended for everybody who wants
to make serious use of C-Kermit and to get the most out of it; remember
that manual sales are the primary source of support for the Kermit effort.
Call +1 212-3703 to order, or send email to kermit@columbia.edu for
further info. A German-language edition is also available.
- Frank