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- HP-9000 BASIC Workstation Kermit
-
- READ THIS FIRST!
-
- The files whose names start with HPB comprise Kermit for the HP-9000 Series
- 200 and 300 BASIC workstation, submitted to Columbia by Andy Campagnola of
- Hewlett-Packard Company, on an MS-DOS diskette. Unfortunately, most of the
- files on the disk are "binary", either in some kind of native HP workstation
- data format (see below), or in one case an MS-DOS .EXE file. Since only text
- files can go in the Kermit distribution, these files have been converted to
- simple hexadecimal encoding, i.e. two hex characters per 8-bit byte. The
- resulting .HEX files contain lines of 72 (or fewer) characters each. The
- lines mean nothing, and when decoding these .HEX files, the line breaks
- should be ignored.
-
- Here is a program that can be used to "dehexify" the .HEX files (one at a
- time) on the PC, written in C. Use it with i/o redirection, e.g.
-
- unhex < hpblif.hex > hpwlif.dir
-
- This program probably can't be used on the HP BASIC workstation, but it should
- be easy to translate it into HP BASIC (anyone who does this is invited to send
- it back to Columbia -- IN ASCII SOURCE FORM! -- so we can include it with the
- other HP9000 BASIC Kermit files).
-
- /* UNHEX.C - Program to translate a hex file from standard input
- * into an 8-bit binary file on standard output.
- * Usage: unhex < foo.hex > foo.exe
- * Christine M. Gianone, CUCCA, October 1986.
- * Modified Feb 89 to work right with Microsoft C on the PC.
- */
-
- #include <stdio.h> /* Include this for EOF symbol */
- #ifdef MSDOS
- #include <fcntl.h> /* For MS-DOS setmode() symbol */
- #endif
-
- char a, b; /* High and low hex nibbles */
- unsigned c;
-
- /* Main program reads each hex digit pair and outputs the 8-bit byte. */
-
- main() {
- #ifdef MSDOS
- setmode(fileno(stdout),O_BINARY); /* To avoid DOS text-mode conversions */
- #endif
- while ((c = getchar()) != EOF) { /* Read first hex digit */
- a = c; /* Convert to char */
- if (a == '\n') /* Ignore line terminators */
- continue;
- if ((c = getchar()) == EOF) /* Read second hex digit */
- break;
- b = c; /* Convert to char */
- putchar( ((decode(a) * 16) & 0xF0) + (decode(b) & 0xF) );
- }
- exit(0); /* Done */
- }
-
- decode(x) char x; { /* Function to decode a hex character */
- if (x >= '0' && x <= '9') /* 0-9 is offset by hex 30 */
- return (x - 0x30);
- else if (x >= 'A' && x <= 'F') /* A-F offset by hex 37 */
- return(x - 0x37);
- else { /* Otherwise, an illegal hex digit */
- fprintf(stderr,"Input is not in legal hex format\n");
- exit(1);
- }
- }
-
- Following is the "read me" file that came with this program. But before you
- read it, please not that the filenames listed below had to be changed so they
- would fit the requirements for Kermit Distribution filenames (unique prefix,
- 6.3 format, no funny characters):
-
- DOS Diskette Name Kermit Distribution Name
-
- HPWLIF.DIR (binary) --> HPBLIF.HEX
- HPKERM02 (binary) --> HPBKER.HEX
- HPK_INIT (binary) --> HPBINI.HEX
- HPK_HELP (binary) --> HPBHLP.HEX
- HPK_MISC (binary) --> HPBMIS.HEX
- HPK_GETM.E (binary) --> HPBGET.HEX
- HPK_DOC (binary) --> HPBDOC.HEX
- HPWUTIL.EXE (binary) --> HPBWUT.HEX
- HPK_DOC.PRN --> HPBKER.DOC
- HPK_ASCP.TXT --> HPBKER.BAS
- README --> HPBAAA.HLP
-
- The files marked "(binary)" were hexified. README is the following file, now
- called HPBAAA.HLP.
-
-
- HP-KERMIT DOS DISTRIBUTION DISC - Version 1.02
- May 9, 1989
-
- This is a modified version of the HP-KERMIT LIF distribution
- diskette. It contains HP-KERMIT in two formats, a DOS text
- format, and a LIF PROG file image existing on DOS media. A
- utility program called HPWUTIL.EXE has been included on the
- disc to allow you to copy the LIF File images from the DOS
- distrbution disc to an HP-LIF disc.
-
- The HPWUTIL.EXE program is part of HP's 82300B BASIC LANGUAGE
- CO-PROCESSOR product and is Copyright (C) Hewlett-Packard.
- Permission is granted to use the product for installing the
- HP-Kermit distribution disc.
-
- If you have obtained the 82300 BASIC Processor Card for the PC
- you can use the BASIC copy command to copy files directly from
- this installation disc to a LIF disc. Without the
- Hardware product you must use the HPWUTIL.EXE Utility.
-
- This DOS distribution disc is being distributed by Columbia
- University - Kermit Distribution Dept. at the Center For
- Computing Activities. You may obtain a HP-LIF Distribution disc
- from INTEREX HP-Users Group at the following Address:
-
-
- INTEREX
- 680 Almanor Ave
- Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3513
-
- Attention: HP Kermit Distribution
-
-
-
- The files on this diskette include the following:
-
- DOS FILENAME FILE TYPE FILE CONTENTS
-
- HPWLIF DIR 9728 LIF Image File Directory Info
- * HPKERM02 194048 LIF-PROG Image Kermit Program
- HPK_INIT 256 LIF-ASCII Image Kermit Init Script
- HPK_HELP 11776 LIF-PROG Image Help Subprogram
- * HPK_MISC 33024 LIF-PROG Image Hex Edit, Misc Source
- HPK_GETM E 4096 LIF-ASCII Image LIF "README" file
- HPK_DOC 135680 LIF-ASCII Image Kermit User Manual
-
- HPK_DOC PRN 134528 DOS TEXT Kermit User Manual
- * HPK_ASCP TXT 208958 DOS TEXT Kermit Prog (Ascii)
- * README 6784 DOS TEXT This README File
-
- * = Files revised 5/9/89
-
- To Install the files on this disc you will need to use the
- HPWUTIL.EXE program from DOS. Have ready a LIF Initialized
- disc(s) from an HP BASIC Workstation. You will need two -
- 5 inch (blue) floppies, or a grey 3.5 inch floppy. They must be
- initialized with 256 byte sectors (normal INITIALIZE command),
- and the newer black 1.4 Mb discs cannot be used. If you are
- copying the files to a 3.5 inch LIF floppy you will need to
- have a 3.5 inch dos disc drive on your PC. External floppy
- discs such as the HP-9122 cannot be used, the discs must be DOS
- internal drive mechanisms.
-
-
- COPYING THE DOS - LIF IMAGES TO AN HP-LIF DISC
-
- The DOS-LIF Image files are known as HPW (HP Workstation)
- files. You will be copying from a HPW volume to a LIF Volume.
- The following steps show you how to use the HPWUTIL program to
- install the Kermit files:
-
- In the following example the DOS Kermit Distribution Disc is in
- drive A: and the HP LIF Formatted disc is in drive B:
-
-
- (1) A:> HPWUTIL Run the Utility Program
-
- (2) Press F2 Press the COPY Option
-
- (3) Press F5 Select HPW to LIF Copy
-
- (4) Type Source DOS Directory
-
- A:\ <enter>
-
- (5) Type the Destination LIF Drive Name
-
- B: <enter>
-
- WARNING: DO NOT ACCIDENTALLY INSTALL THE FILES TO A DOS HARD DISC
- THIS MAY CORRUPT THE DOS DISC VOLUME.
-
- (6) "Please insert an HP LIF-Formatted Destination Disc
- in drive B:
-
- Warning: The Destination Disc will be completely
- overwritten ....
-
- Press <return> to begin copy
-
- (7) You will see the folowing file copy status screen during
- copying:
-
-
- Source: DOS HPW subsystem in directory: A:\
- Destination: LIF Disc in drive B:
- File Count = x
- Copying File: HPKERM02
-
- After the copy is complete you will see the followiung
- message on the screen:
-
- "DOS HPW directory to HP-LIF Volume copy is complete.
- Number of files copied is 6."
-
- <Hit any key to continue>
-
-
- (8) To verify the copy operation perform a catalog function
- (F3) on the destination disc:
-
-
- From the HPWUTIL main (entry) screen -
-
- (a) Press F3 Catalog Function
- (b) Press F1 LIF Disc
- (c) B: Type the DOS Drive for the LIF disc
- (d) <enter> Press Enter when ready
-
- The LIF Disc is cataloged
-
- (e) <enter> Press <enter> after catalog to exit
- (f) Press F8 Press F8 to return to DOS
-
-
- You can now place the LIF disc into an HP BASIC Workstation
- disc drive and LOAD the Kermit PROG file.
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Printing the Kermit Documentation from DOS:
-
- The HP-Kermit Users Manual is included on this disc as both a
- DOS Text-Formatted Print File and LIF ASCII File. There are no
- non-printable or escape sequences in the document. To print
- the user manual from DOS use the DOS PRINT command:
-
- C:> PRINT HPK_DOC.PRN
-
- Don't print the LIF-ASCII document HPK_DOC from DOS.
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------
-
- The HPK_ASCP.TXT File
-
- The HPK_ASCP.TXT is a DOS text listing of the HP-Kermit
- Program File. The File is really meant for viewing and printing
- from DOS. It can be used to bootstrap the program from a
- file transfer or tape with some limitations.
-
- Because the DOS program listing is ascii, all compiled sections
- of the HPKERM02 Program have been replaced with the BASIC
- interpreted source code. The program text will run Kermit at
- one-forth the speed of the BASIC PROG file because of the three
- missing compiled subprograms SUB Spack, SUB Encode_pack, and
- SUB Decode_pack. The PHYREC CSUBS are also missing, and no
- source is available. The PHYREC CSUBS are part of the BASIC
- 5.x product from HP and can be "loadsub'd" from the BASIC
- Utilities disc with the following command:
-
- LOADSUB ALL FROM "PHYREC:,7xx,1"
-
- The source code for the Spack, Encode_pack, and Decode_pack
- subprograms can be compiled using any supported HP BASIC 5.x
- compiler.
-