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- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 89 23:18:15 JST
- From: Hirofumi Fujii <KEIBUN@JPNKEKVM.BITNET>
- Subject: MS-Kermit 2.32/A for NEC-PC9801
- Keywords: Japanese, NEC PC 9801, Kanji/Kana, MS-DOS Kermit 2.32/A
-
- Dear Chris & Frank,
-
- I would like to send you a new version of NEC-PC9801 MS-Kermit 2.32/A. Please
- replace the MS*P98 modules in your library. The new features of this program
- are:
-
- 1. SET TERMINAL COOKED-LOG {ON | OFF}
-
- If it is ON, the session logging is made after the analysis of ESC sequences.
- In VT102 emulation mode, this means that the receiving characters are
- translated from JIS X 0202 (ISO 2022) stream to local code, i.e., Kanji-code
- in JIS X 0202 stream is logged in Shift-JIS (MS-Kanji) code.
- All the control codes except for CR, LF, HT and VT are not logged.
- The ESC sequences except for cursor movement are eliminated. The ESC sequence
- for the cursor movement is logged as CR LF. This is quite convenient for text
- files.
-
- If it is OFF, the session logging is made before terminal emulation.
- No translation is made on the receiving codes.
-
- 2. SET PORT DEVICE device/file-name
-
- This command allows you to use the standard MS-DOS devices/files as
- a communication port. If it is a file, the contents of the file are displayed
- on the screen of the terminal emulator. This can be used to playback the
- session log file. Any key-input holds the strem from the file.
-
- In addition to the above, many missing functions in the previous version
- are implemented, e.g., screen colors, screen roll back capabilities, etc.
-
- Hirofumi Fujii
- National Laboratory for High Energy Physics (KEK), Japan
- KEIBUN@JPNKEKVM.BITNET
-
- [Ed. - Many thanks for the fine work, and for submitting this program to
- us. The two new features are quite useful, and will probably also appear
- in a future standard release of MS-Kermit. For those who don't know, the
- NEC PC 9801 is the most popular personal computer in Japan, and supports
- a combination of Roman, Kana, and Kanji codes. This version of Kermit
- fully supports the character set capabilities of this machine.]
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: SAT, 06 AUG 88 17:19:25 JST
- From: "H.Fujii" <KEIBUN@JPNKEKVM.BITNET>
- Subject: Announcing MS-Kermit 2.31 for NEC-PC9801 with Kana-Kanji
- Keywords: NEC-PC9801, Japan, Kana, Kanji, MS-DOS Kermit 2.31, Fujitsu FMR-60
-
- We (Hirofumi Fujii & Akihiro Shirahasi) have developed MS-Kermit for NEC
- PC-9801, the most popular MS-DOS machine in Japan (more than IBM-PC!!). The
- big difference from other machines is Kana & Kanji treatment. Kana & Kanji
- are the Japanese characters developed from ancient Chinese characters. The
- number of authorized characters is about 6000 (Level-1: 2965; Level-2:
- 3388). These are specified by 2-byte codes. Our program can handle these
- characters in addition to usual MS-Kermit operation (including VT100,
- TEK4014 emulation).
-
- For Kana & Kanji treatment, it is very important that the MS-Kermit has the
- 8-bit display mode. So, we have set the default mode to 8-bit display.
-
- We have already tested this program with my friends and collaborators. We
- have tried to send Kana-Kanji mail and Kana-Kanji phone on VAX/VMS using
- this Kermit. Of course these utilities caused some problems because these
- programs are not designed for 2-byte cahracters. But many of the problems
- are recoverable (e.g., by pressing ^W) and we found this program is very
- convenient to communicate using Kana & Kanji.
-
- So, we want to distribute this program as a 'free to use' program. We have
- named the modules as follows:
-
- MSVP98.BOO -- BOO file for MSVP98.EXE (MS-Kermit for NEC PC-9801)
- MSVP98.DOC -- Manual for NEC PC-9801 Kermit
-
- MSGP98.ASM -- Macro Assembler source file for TEK4014 emulator
- MSUP98.ASM -- Macro Assembler source file for Keyboard
- MSXP98.ASM -- Macro Assembler source file for Machine-dependent interface
- MSYP98.ASM -- Macro Assembler source file fir VT102 emulator
-
- These are the files for MS-Kermit 2.31 for NEC-PC9801. Please add these
- files to your KERMSRV.
-
- Hirofumi Fujii
- KEK On-line group, Dept. of Physics,
- National Laboratory for High-Energy Physics (KEK)
-
- BITNET address: KEIBUN@JPNKEKVM
- HEPNET(DECNET) address: KEKVAX::KEIBUN
-
- P.S.
- 1) I tried to SET KEY xxx <Kana-Kanji characters>. It worked well! This is
- owing to 8-bit character handling at MS-Kermit command level (a new feature
- of version 2.31).
- 2) I have already started to install this program to another Japanese MS-DOS
- machine, Fujitsu (mainframer) FMR-60 (their mainframe-machine is IBM
- compatible but their peronal computer is NOT! -- Why? I think it is due to
- Japanese character sets). At the present time, it works without Tek4014
- emulation.
-
- [Ed. - Many thanks for the valuable work you have done, and for contributing
- it to the Kermit library! The files have been installed in Kermit
- Distribution under the names you listed above.]
-