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From: jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik)
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Subject: Re: Earliest DOS for Kermit 3.15?
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Date: 18 Aug 97 10:36:36 MDT
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In article <5t9opl$9mm$1@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu>, fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz) writes:
> In article <33f788b6.0@amhnt2.amherst.edu>,
> John W. Manly <jwmanly@unix.amherst.edu> wrote:
> : Hi there. Two questions for Masters Of Kermit:
> :
> : 1) Will the final release of Kermit 3.15 include the Kerlite and Kermite
> : versions?
> :
> Yes.
>
> : In particular, I'm hoping for the Kerlite version to provide a
> : lightweight, functional terminal emulator for use on old PCs...
> :
> You mean "Kermite". KERLITE.EXE doesn't have a terminal emulator -- that's
> why it's so light :-)
>
> : like IBM model 25's or even (gasp) the old dual-drive PC Portables.
> :
> KERMITE.EXE should work fine on them.
>
> : 2) Will Kerlite (either the 3.15 version, or if one isn't planned, the
> : 3.14 version) run on such old hardware, and in particular, what is the
> : earliest version of MS-DOS on which it will run?
> :
> It should run on the very first IBM PC off the production line, provided
> you have upgraded its DOS version to at least 2.0. (Actually I can't swear
> that it won't run under DOS 1.x, but we don't claim that it does.)
>
> - Frank
--------
Opps, our secrets are showing. MSK requires DOS 2.0 or above because
it needs the function calls absent from DOS 1.0. But it tells you this if
it is started under DOS 1.x. DOS 3.30 is a good minimum, if you can find it.
For those new to the game, DOS 1.x lacks the notion of subdirectories, amongst
other things.
The reduced size editions of MSK will be available with the main
release, once we complete the beta process on the latter.
Joe D.