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- Date: Tue, 17 Jan 89 09:00:00 PDT
- From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu>
- Subject: Announcing Apple II Kermit Version 3.85
- Keywords: Apple II Kermit 3.85, ProDOS
-
- This is to announce Apple II Kermit Version 3.85 for Apple II DOS and ProDOS,
- which replaces version 3.84 of August 1988, from Ted Medin,
- MEDIN-T@SHARK.NOSC.MIL. The major changes include:
-
- - Improved performance on Apple II's with interrupt-driven communications
- (most systems //e+ or later).
- - A new "set timing" command, to allow adjustment to internal clocks of
- different speeds.
- - A new "type" command for displaying local files without leaving Kermit.
- - The "help" command now displays an external help file that you can change
- without rebuilding the program itself.
- - An escaping mechanism for sending special characters to the modem.
- - A revised manual.
-
- The new files are in app*.* in the various Kermit Distribution areas, and can
- be ordered on Kermit Tape A. Many thanks to Ted for his continued efforts in
- developing and supporting this program.
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- Date: Tue Oct 31 19:04:55 1989
- From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu>
- Subject: Announcing Apple II Kermit Version 3.86
- Keywords: Apple II Kermit 3.86, ProDOS
-
- This is to announce Apple II Kermit Version 3.86 for Apple II DOS and ProDOS,
- which replaces version 3.85 of January 1989, from Ted Medin,
- MEDIN-T@SHARK.NOSC.MIL. The major changes include:
-
- 1. ProDos QUIT is fixed
- 2. VT-100 emulation bug fixes
- 3. The program now works on the Apple//c+ now works
- 4. Blinking cursor when connected
- 5. Connect escape menu now has MODEM and QUIT added
- 6. Better handling of illegal characters in received filenames
- 7. Wildcard file transfer SEND no longer misses files
- 8. New installation procedure
- 9. New Apple Cat serial card driver
- 10. New file management commands LOCK, UNLOCK, and RENAME added
- 11. GET & SEND commands now allow two filespecs so one can change the name
- 12. Revised documentation, available in both ASCII and Postcript form
-
- The changes are listed in more detail in the file APPAAA.NEW, along with
- credits to those who supplied new code, reported bugs, and so forth, including
- Ralph Carpenter, Les Ferch, Steve Kunz, Klaus Schnathmeier, and Dick Wotiz.
-
- The new files are in app*.* in the various Kermit Distribution "A" areas, and
- can be ordered on Kermit Tape A. Many thanks to Ted for his continued efforts
- in developing and supporting this program.
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- Date: Wed Dec 5 09:16:51 1990
- From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>
- Subject: New Release of Apple II Kermit
- Keywords: Apple II Kermit 3.87
-
- From Ted Medin, <medin-t@shark.nosc.mil>. Here is his description of the
- new release:
-
- 1. Decimal numbers allowed in lots of places.
- 2. Screen restore on "connect" for //e or better.
- 3. Kermit file attributes are handled.
- 4. Percent of file transferred where possible (file attributes required).
- 5. Lots of bug fixes (will we ever get the vt100 right :-)
- 6. Kermit protocol bug fixes.
- 7. Escape character "\" can be used in file names for file xfers.
- 8. Show volumes - (ProDos only) shows the prefixes of the online volumes.
- 9. Escape V - When connected will toggle cursor-keys-vt100.
- 10. Some vt102 printer codes are handled - don't expect much.
- 11. New driver for the Ace dual card. Thanks to Andy Tefft.
-
- Now for a list of credits for those who helped. I'm sure I missed someone
- so please accept my appoligies: Doug Ashbrook, Todd Bakal, Ralph Carpenter,
- Grant Delaney, Les Ferch, Paul Hirose, Steve Kunz, Ted Lee, Murphy Sewell,
- Andy Tefft, Dick Wotiz. (End Quote)
-
- The new files are in kermit/a/app*.* on watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Internet)
- and they are available from KERMSRV at CUVMA (BITNET/EARN).
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