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This is a MS Windows version of the ever popular KERMIT communications
program. It is clearly still in development but here is the source
for you to see how a Windows communications program is put together.
Note that to compile this program you will not only require MS C V4.0
but also the MS Windows development kit which includes the necessary
libraries, headers and ancillary routines such as Link4 and RC (the
Resources Compiler).
Have Fun!
Original documentation:
Date: Sun 10 Aug 86 10:21:58-EDT
From: Bill Hall <OC.AMS@CU20B.COLUMBIA.EDU>
Subject: MS-Windows Version of Kermit
I have developed a simple version of Kermit to run under Microsoft Windows.
I will be sending you the files via the mails on a floppy disk for you to
try. It is strictly bare bones, but the multitasking aspect is really nice.
If you will put it on the system, I will maintain it and develop it further.
[Ed. - Thanks Bill! The diskette was received, and the files have been
placed in KER:WIN*.* on CU20B. Although this program is bare-bones (no
help, only dumb terminal emulation), it runs a lot faster under MS Windows
than regular Kermit does, and it has the advantage that it can be run in
several windows at once, for instance transferring two files simultaneously,
one on COM1 and the other on COM2, all in the background while doing other
work in the foreground. The program is written in Microsoft C v4.0 (Windows
aware), using the supplemental Windows libraries, the Microsoft Resource
Compiler, and LINK4 v5.02. It takes advantage of MS-Windows' built-in comm
and screen drivers, and is thus usable on any system that runs Windows. It
requires a lot of memory and only runs at speeds up to 2400 baud. It has
several typical Windows menus so a mouse is a near necessity. This Kermit
program should not be confused with the other "Windows Kermit" for the PC
(WKERMIT), which implements windows in the other sense of the word, namely
the sliding window transport-level protocol.]