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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: MAC Kermit?
Date: 21 Dec 1994 22:43:00 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <3csuok$9h0@cmhcsys.cmhcsys.com>,
Chuck Stickelman <chuck@cmhcsys.com> wrote:
>
>I'm sure this is a FAQ (or at least asked/answered 1K times!)
>but I'm not able to get onto rtfm.mit.edu.
>What is the status of Kermit on the Macintosh's?
>Where is the latest version located, and old is it?
>
CURRENT STATE OF MACINTOSH KERMIT
As of: Sat Nov 12 11:00:53 1994
*** BULLETIN ***
Mac Kermit 0.991(190) dated 16 August 1994, or later, fixes the problem with
downloading under newer System releases (7.1.x). Now files can be downloaded
on newer systems such as Centris 660 AV with OS 7.1, Power Mac 7100/66 with OS
7.1.2, etc, without bombs or other nasty effects. It should also fix certain
binary/text-mode confusion that seemed to result in corrupted files when
downloading in binary mode.
*****************
The last formal release of Mac Kermit was 0.9(40) in 1988. Unfortunately, it
does not work very well on newer Macintoshes or Systems. However, newer
versions are too big for 512K Macs or below, so you'll have to run 0.9(40) on
these old models.
A great deal of work has been done on the program since 1988, but the result
(so far) is still not of release quality, though it is quite suitable for most
purposes.
The current pre-pre-release of Mac Kermit (still far from a final release) is
0.991(190), based on C-Kermit 5A(190). It is available via anonymous FTP
from kermit.columbia.edu [128.59.39.2], directory kermit/f.
A comprehensive user manual will be published when the final 1.0 release is
complete. Sorry, I can't give any reasonable estimate about when that will
be. Watch the Kermit Digest (or comp.protocols.kermit, same thing) for
further announcements. You can subscribe to the Kermit Digest by sending
email to LISTSERV@CUVMA.BITNET (or LISTSERV@CUVMA.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU) containing
the text:
SUBSCRIBE I$KERMIT your-personal-name-here
Mac Kermit files, ftp from kermit.columbia.edu in text mode from the
kermit/f directory:
ckm190.hqx -- current prerelease of Mac Kermit in BinHex 4.0 format
ckmker.doc -- user documentation for 0.9(40), the previous release (1988)
ckmker.ps -- PostScript version of user documentation for 0.9(40)
ckmker.bwr -- Notes about the current prerelease, FAQ's, etc
ckmker.fon -- Notes about the new Mac Kermit terminal emulation font
and in the kermit/charsets directory:
maclatin.* -- The new Mac Kermit font itself
Read the ckmker.bwr ("beware") file for further details.
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