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- MACINTOSH KERMIT
-
- Macintosh Kermit is part of the C-Kermit family. It shares the Kermit
- protocol modules, as well as the command parser and script programming modules,
- in common with the UNIX, VAX/VMS, and other C-Kermit versions.
-
- The last formal release of Mac Kermit was 0.9(40) in 1988. Unfortunately,
- it does not work very well on newer Macintoshes or Systems.
-
- A great deal of work has been done on the program since then, but the result
- (so far) is still not of release quality, though it is quite suitable for many
- purposes.
-
- The current pre-pre-release of Mac Kermit (still far from a final release) is
- 0.99(188), based on C-Kermit 5A(188). It is available via anonymous FTP from
- watsun.cc.columbia.edu [128.59.39.2], directory kermit/b. A comprehensive
- user manual will be published when the final release is complete. Sorry,
- there can be no meaningful estimate about when that will be. Watch
- Info-Kermit (or comp.protocols.kermit, same thing) for further announcements.
- You can subscribe to the Info-Kermit Digest by sending email to
- LISTSERV@CUVMA.BITNET (or LISTSERV@CUVMA.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU) containing the text:
-
- SUBSCRIBE I$KERMIT your-personal-name-here
-
- Mac Kermit files, ftp in text mode:
-
- ckmker.hqx -- current prerelease of Mac Kermit in BinHex 4.0 format
- ckmker.doc -- user documetation for 0.9(40), the previous release (1988)
- ckmker.ps -- PostScript version of user documentation for 0.9(40)
- ckmker.bwr -- Notes about current prerelease
- ckmker.fon -- Notes about the new Mac Kermit terminal emulation font
-
- and in the kermit/charsets directory:
-
- maclatin.* -- The new Mac Kermit font itself
-
- You can still find version 0.9(40) in the kermit/old directory.
-
- The new release is being worked on, in fits and starts, by a widely scattered
- group of volunteer programmers. Progress is slow.
-
- The most common complaints about 0.99(188) are:
-
- 1. The print menu is dimmed. (Read ckmker.bwr about this.)
- 2. Port selection is not saved in a Settings file (important for Powerbook).
- 3. Problems with filenames during file transfer.
- 4. Poor (or broken) default mappings for some keys.
- 5. Conflicts with INITs -- especially those concerned with fonts.
- 6. You can't run two copies of Mac Kermit at the same time.
-
- Read the ckmker.bwr ("beware file") for details. Because Mac Kermit is
- based on C-Kermit 5A, much of the material in "Using C-Kermit" applies,
- especially to the command window (DIAL command, script programming language,
- etc):
-
- Frank da Cruz and Christine M. Gianone, "Using C-Kermit", Digital Press,
- Burlington, MA, 1993, 514 pages.
-
- Order Number: EY-J896E-DP
- Digital Press ISBN: 1-55558-108-0
- Prentice Hall ISBN: 0-13-037490-3
-
- US single-copy price: $34.95; quantity discounts available. Available in
- computer bookstores or directly from Digital Press. In the USA, call
- DECdirect toll-free 1-800-344-4825 to order; major credit cards
- accepted.
-
- Alternatively, you can call Prentice Hall toll-free at +1-800-374-1200.
- Payment options: "bill me later" (full price + shipping) or prepay with a
- major credit card (10% discount, no shipping charge). When ordering from
- Prentice Hall, refer to the Prentice Hall ISBN shown above.
-
- Overseas, order through your bookstore (refer to the International Prentice
- Hall ISBN shown above) or your local Digital Equipment Corporation branch
- (refer to the International DEC order number).
-
- You can also order from Columbia University:
-
- Kermit Development and Distribution
- Columbia University Academic Information Systems
- 612 West 115th Street
- New York, NY 10025 USA
- Telephone: (USA) 212 854-3703
-
- Domestic and overseas orders accepted. Price: $34.95 (US, Canada, and
- Mexico), $45 elsewhere. Orders may be paid by MasterCard or Visa, or
- prepaid by check in US dollars. Add $35 bank fee for checks not drawn on
- a US bank. Price includes shipping. Do not include sales tax.
-