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- DEC RAINBOW-100 KERMIT VERSION 2.32 DISTRIBUTION DISKETTE INFORMATION
-
- January, 1989
-
- The Rainbow-100 implemention of MS-DOS Kermit Version 2.32 runs on the Rainbow
- 100, Rainbow-100B, and Rainbow-190 with MS-DOS version 2.05 or later. The
- Rainbow Kermit diskette is in RX50 format for DOS 2.0, volume label KERMIT, and
- contains the following files:
-
- Approximate
- Name Size Description
-
- KERMIT.EXE 83K The Kermit program itself, for the Rainbow
- MSKERMIT.INI 1K A sample initialization file for KERMIT.EXE
- MSIRB1.INI 3K Sample commands for key setup
- MSKERM.HLP 16K A summary of MS-DOS Kermit commands
- MSKERM.BWR 18K "Beware File" - List of known restrictions, bugs, etc.
- MSBPCT.BAS 3K GW-BASIC program to decode .BOO files (slow)
- MSBPCT.EXE 8K Runnable version of MSBPCT compiled from C (fast)
- MSBMKB.EXE 21K Program for making .EXE files into .BOO files
- MSBRB1.BAS 4K Version of MSBPCT.BAS for Rainbow CP/M Basic
- MSBRB1.HLP 2K Help file for MSBRB1.BAS
- MSVRB2.EXE 83K Rainbow Kermit 2.29 with VT220 emulation
- MSVRB2.ANN 5K Announcement of the experimental VT220 version
- MSVRB2.DOC 80K Documentation for experimental version
- MSVRB2.INI 2K Special initialization for experimental version
- MSVRB2.IN2 3K An alternalate initialization file for MSVRB2
-
- Total 332K
-
- The MSVRB2 version is an offshoot of an earlier release, with many features
- added, including VT220 emulation, pop-up menus, etc. No further development
- work was ever done on this version.
-
- 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 .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
- the book "Kermit, A File Tranfer Protocol" by Frank da Cruz, Digital Press,
- Bedford MA 01730 (1986), order number EY-6705E-DP (phone 800-343-8321)
-
- 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.
-