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- MS-DOS KERMIT 3.11 UTILITIES AND TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION DISKETTE, May 1992
-
- This diskette contains patches and corrections to MS-DOS Kermit 3.00, IBM PC
- and PS/2 version, dated January 16, 1990, version 3.01, March 1990, to version
- 3.10, March 1991, and 3.11, September 1991. It also contains utility programs
- that can be used with MS-DOS Kermit and documentation for technical aspects of
- the MS-DOS Kermit terminal emulator. No warranty is expressed or implied for
- any of these patches, utilities, or files.
-
- The user documentation for MS-DOS Kermit is "Using MS-DOS Kermit", by
- Christine M. Gianone, Second Edition, published by Digital Press, Bedford, MA,
- 1991, order number EY-H893E-DP. The book includes a 5.25-inch MS-DOS Kermit
- 3.11 diskette. It is available in bookstores, mail order, and telephone order.
- To order by phone, call 1-800-344-4825 (USA, toll free).
-
-
- * PATCHES
-
- MSKPATCH.HLP
- Instructions for installing patches to correct selected problems in MS-DOS
- Kermit 3.0 or later (IBM version). Be sure to read this file before
- installing the patches!
-
- MSR3xx.PCH
- Patches to be installed in MS-DOS Kermit 3.xx via the PATCH command,
- for example, MSR311.PCH. Pick the one for your version of KERMIT.EXE,
- rename it to MSKERMIT.PCH. Read MSKPATCH.HLP for details.
-
-
- * MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTATION
-
- MSKERM.BWR
- Updated description of known problems and limitations of the current release
- of MS-DOS Kermit.
-
- MSR3xx.UPD
- Lists of new features for version 3.00, 3.01, etc, for example MSR301.UPD.
-
- MSGTIF.DOC
- Technical description of the TIFF 5.0 file format used by MS-DOS Kermit
- 3.00 or later for saving graphics images on disk for importation into other
- applications.
-
-
- * SAMPLE INITIALIZATION FILES
-
- MSKERMIT.INI
- A corrected initialization file. Several minor errors are fixed, and the
- patch mechanism is activated.
-
- MSIEMA.INI, MSIEMA.HLP, MSIEM2.INI
- Key setup files for use with the host-resident EMACS text editor.
-
- MSIIBM.INI, MSIIBM.DOC, MSIPFK.INI, MSIPFK.DOC
- Typical initialization files containing login script definitions,
- key mappings for 3270 protocol emulators, etc.
-
- MSIWP3.INI
- For use with the UNIX and VAX/VMS versions of WordPerfect products
- running the MS-DOS Kermit 3.0 (or later) VT320 terminal emulator.
-
- MSIWP3.COM
- VAX/VMS companion to MSIWP3.INI, for setting up VAX/VMS WordPerfect
- for use with Kermit.
-
- MSIWPU.INI
- An init file for use with the MS-DOS Kermit 3.0 (or later) VT320
- terminal emulator and Unix WordPerfect products.
-
- MSIXSE.C, MSIXSE.EXE, MSIXSE.HLP
- The "Xsend" program, which builds an MS-DOS Kermit command file to send
- an entire directory and all its subdirectories from one MS-DOS Kermit to
- an MS-DOS Kermit server.
-
-
- * PRINTER UTILITIES
-
- MSPAAA.HLP
- A description of some of the printer utilities.
-
- MSPSPD.COM, MSPSPD.HLP, MSPSPD.ASM
- A driver for serial printers, providing Xon/Xoff flow control.
-
- MSPDMP.COM, MSPDMP.ASM
- Graphics printer driver for Radio Shack DMP200 printer on EGA systems.
-
- MSPE24.EXE, MSPE24.C
- Graphics printer driver for Epson LQ 2500 series printers on systems with
- EGA or VGA video adaptors and higher resolution video modes, including super
- VGA.
-
- MSPEPS.ASM, MSPEPS.HLP, MSPEPS.COM
- Not included on the utilities diskette because it is on the primary MS-DOS
- Kermit distribution diskette.
-
- MSPHPL.EXE, MSPHPL.C
- Graphics printer driver for Hewlett-Packard Laser series printers on systems
- with EGA or VGA video adaptors and higher resolution video modes, including
- super VGA.
-
- MSPUPC.SH, MSPUPC.NR
- A UNIX shell script to print UNIX files on the PC's local printer through
- MS-DOS Kermit, plus a UNIX "man page" for it.
-
- MSPVPC.COM
- A VAX/VMS DCL command file to print VMS files on the PC's local printer
- through MS-DOS Kermit.
-
- MSPEP4.EXE, MSPEP4.C, MSPEP4.HLP
- A program to convert PC code-page 437 files that contain international
- characters into the character set used by Epson FX and RX series printers.
- This program runs on the PC, and its output can be redirected to the printer.
-
-
- * TERMINAL EMULATION DOCUMENTATION AND UTILITIES
-
- MSVIBM.TC
- Sample UNIX termcap entries for MS-DOS Kermit's VT320 terminal emulator.
-
- MSVIBM.TEK
- Technical description of MS-DOS Kermit's Tektronix graphics terminal
- emulator, including a complete list of escape sequences.
-
- MSVIBM.VT
- Technical description of MS-DOS Kermit's DEC VT320 text terminal emulator,
- including a complete list of escape sequences.
-
- (Note: The two files listed above are superseded by the tables in "Using
- MS-DOS Kermit", Second Edition, which are more up-to-date and complete.)
-
- MSGTIF.DOC
- Technical description of the TIFF 5.0 file format used by MS-DOS Kermit
- 3.00 for saving graphics images on disk for importation into other
- applications.
-
- MSVIBM.KEY
- A listing of MS-DOS Kermit keyboard scan codes for versions 2.29B and
- earlier and 2.29C and later, to allow convenient conversions of old key
- setting files into the new format.
-
- MSUCHK.C, MSUCHK.EXE, MSUCHK.HLP
- The "Scancheck" program. Displays MS-DOS Kermit scan codes for any keys
- that you press.
-
-
- * CYRILLIC CHARACTER FILES
-
- KEYBRUx.ASM, KEYBRUx.COM
- Source code and executables for Russian keyboard drivers for several
- different keyboard layouts.
-
- TABL
- A simple character table which lets you display characters 128-255 in
- your current code page when you type it.
-
- XTRA.CPI
- The actual code page for CP866.
-
- ADDPAGE.BAS
- BASICA program to add a new code page.
-
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