       IBM PC Kermit Version 2.29b Distribution Diskette Information


The IBM PC implemention of MS-DOS Kermit Version 2.29b runs on the entire
IBM PC family, including the PC, XT, AT, Portable PC, PCjr, and Convertible PC.

On systems like the PCjr with a built-in modem port, Kermit can only be used
on an RS-232 port (usually COM2, rather than COM1).

The IBM PC Kermit diskette is in DOS 2.0, 360K, Double Sided, Double Density
(DS DD) format, containing the following files:

          Approximate
Name          Size      Description

READ.ME         1K      Read this file first
KERMIT.EXE     63K      The Kermit program itself, for the IBM PC family
GERMIT.EXE     41K      Generic MS-DOS version of Kermit
MSKERMIT.INI    1K      A sample initialization file for KERMIT.EXE
MSKERM.DOC    123K      The Kermit User Guide chapter describing MS-DOS Kermit
MSKERM.HLP      9K      A summary of MS-DOS Kermit commands
MSKERM.BWR     16K      "Beware File" - known bugs & limitations, notes
MSR229.UPD      9K      Version 2.29 Release notes
MSR29B.UPD     17K      Version 2.29b Release notes
MSBPCT.BAS      3K      BASIC program to decode .BOO files (for new releases)
MSBPCT.C        5K      A C-language version of the same program (faster)
MSBPCT.EXE      8K      Runnable version of MSBPCT.C
MSBMKB.C       11K      C program for making .EXE files into .BOO files
MSBMKB.EXE     21K      Runnable version of MSBMKB.C
MSDISK.HLP      3K      This file
  Total       331K

Space does not permit including the assembler source for the Kermit program,
but it can be ordered on magnetic tape from Columbia University, or obtained
over various computer networks or from dialup hosts (but note that Columbia
will always have the most up-to-date set of source files).

The generic version of Kermit may be run on non-IBM (and on IBM-incompatible)
MS-DOS machines for which you do not have a specific Kermit program.  The .BOO
file programs are useful for encoding binary files as printable text (.BOO)
files and decoding them back into their original form, for convenient shipping
over communication lines, networks, or electronic mail.  New versions of Kermit
are often distributed in .BOO format.

For a current list of available Kermit versions on tape or diskette, ordering
information, and a statement of commercial policy, write to:

  Kermit Distribution
  Columbia University Center for Computing Activities
  612 West 115th Street
  New York, NY  10025

For further information about Kermit, consult the Kermit User Guide or:

. 2-part Kermit article in June and July 1984 issues of BYTE magazine

. da Cruz, Frank, "Kermit, A File Tranfer Protocol,"
    Digital Press, Bedford MA 01730 (1986)

This diskette may be freely reproduced and shared, so long as it is not done
for commercial gain.  Please use Kermit only for peaceful and humane purposes.
