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- Date: January 25, 1988
- From: Lee-Hallin%LADC@BCO-MULTICS.ARPA
- Subject: New Version of Honeywell CP-6 Kermit
- Keywords: Honeywell CP-6
-
- I've sent you a tape containing version 1.00 of Kermit that runs on Honeywell
- machines running the CP-6 (Control Program 6) operating system.
-
- The following are changes/additions made to CP-6 KERMIT since the original
- version (0.95) was sent to Columbia University in December, 1985. Many
- thanks to John Stewart of Carleton University, Tom Erskine of CRC, Mike
- Iglesias of UC Irvine, and Mike Schmidt of Honeywell Bull, Canada, for their
- help and supplied code.
-
- . Recognize ARC and LIB as default binary file extensions.
- . Optimize code that strips parity off incoming characters.
- . Block move of packet data to eliminate looping.
- . Eliminate redundant checksum calculation.
- . Handle repeat counts in file name packet.
- . Use FSFA on file that is being received or sent.
- . Added the ability to specify up to two EOR characters instead of
- assuming CR/LF. This is useful, for instance, when communicating with
- some software on Apples.
- . Fixed bug that caused KERMIT to Memory Fault if a 'LIST' command
- was issued with no fid specified.
- . Enhanced the SHOW command to show some of the SETable things that
- it didn't before (EG, Binary EXtensions) as well as values for
- all the new commands.
- . The PARITY used for a transfer is now logged in the LOG file.
- . The activation character for received packets is now included in
- KERMIT "debug" files.
- . Fixed bug that prevented records with embedded CR's from being
- received correctly.
- . Relaxed syntactical constraints on some commands so optional blanks
- are permitted.
- . Added the SET FILE PREFIX, SET FILE SUBDIRECTORY CHAR and
- SET FILE SUBDIRECTORY { ON | OFF } commands.
- . Made it possible to interrupt multiple file transfers so you can
- quit the current file or the entire group of files.
- . Added the CG and STATION options to allow transfers through ComGroups.
-
- The following is a brief summary of what the files on this tape contain:
-
- Distribution
- Tape Name Name Description
-
- HC6KERMIT_BLD HC6KER.BLD Steps to follow to build Kermit.
-
- HC6KERMIT_C61 HC6KER.C61 An INCLUDE file used by both HC6KERMIT_PAR and
- HC6KERMIT_PL6.
-
- HC6KERMIT_DOC HC6KER.DOC Documentation for this version of Kermit.
-
- HC6KERMIT_FCC HC6KER.FCC A formatted version of HC6KERMIT_DOC with
- headings Fortran Carriage Control.
-
- HC6KERMIT_HER HC6KER.HER A source file to a program called HERMAN that
- creates a CP-6 HELP file that can then be used
- by the CP-6 HELP facility.
-
- HC6KERMIT_INS HC6KER.INS A command file that when executed on CP-6 will
- ask the user three questions and then
- will "edit" three other files and
- change compile time switches, etc.,
- based upon the answers to the three questions.
-
- HC6KERMIT_JCL HC6KER.JCL A command file that will compile and
- LINK KERMIT and create the HELP file for it.
-
- HC6KERMIT_PAR HC6KER.PAR A source file that gets fed to a program
- called PARTRGE (PARse TRee GEnerator) which
- will in turn create a file that will get
- "LINKed" with the object from the main program.
-
- HC6KERMIT_PL6 HC6KER.PL6 The main Kermit source program that gets fed
- to the PL-6 compiler.
-
- HC6KERMIT_UPD HC6KER.UPD The update history of CP-6 Kermit.
-
- I hope to have another version in about two months that will include long
- packets and maybe sliding windows.
-
- - Lee Hallin -
- Honeywell Bull
- 5250 West Century Blvd
- Los Angeles, CA 90045
- (213) 649-6870 x317
-
- [Ed. - Many thanks, Lee! The new files are in KER:HC6*.*, available via
- anonymous FTP from CU20B.COLUMBIA.EDU, and HC6* * available from
- KERMSRV at CUVMA via BITNET.]
-