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- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 90 12:51:45 WET DST
- From: John Horne, Polytechnic South West <C20211 @ UK.AC.PSW.PA>
- Via: Steve Jenkins, The National PD Software Archive, Lancaster University
- <pdsoft%pd-software.lancaster.ac.uk@NSFnet-Relay.AC.UK>
- Subject: PRIME Kermit Version 8.00, for PRIMOS revisions 21 and 22.
-
- This new version of PRIME Kermit (8.00) replaces the previous version (7.57)
- of May 1986, which was contributed by The Source Telecomputing, recently gone
- out of business.
-
- Initially I was asked to investigate some problems our users were having with
- large (>100k) files. However, the code seemed to be getting a bit old and
- messy. So it seemed somewhat easier to look at all of the code. This version
- should work exactly as the old version, but there is more functionality in it
- and the use of packets should be more efficient. The error handling has been
- much improved, and I think that this will cure most problems that users used
- to have. All the previous known bugs have been sorted out in the code. Where
- possible version 6 of the Kermit Protocol Manual has been followed. The new
- version has been tested at PRIMOS revisions 21.0.5q and 22.0.1a. Here is a
- brief summary of the changes:
-
- - Support for 8-bit no-parity file transfers.
- - Better error handling and messages.
- - Full support for pathnames within commands.
- - Improved logging.
- - More command line options available (use -HELP to show them).
- - SET INCOMPLETE command.
- - Pound sign conversion option (US/UK).
- - CONVERT command to convert files to PRIME format.
- - Support for file size and date attributes, user settable.
- - Support for nested TAKE files.
- - Local file management commands added including SPACE, RENAME, COPY, PUSH.
- - Better use of timeouts.
- - Filename collision detection and avoidance, user settable.
- - Many internal cleanups.
-
- [Ed. - Many thanks to John for this new version, and to Steve for sending it
- to us! The new files are installed in the Kermit Distribution D area as
- PRIME8.*. PRIME8.UPD includes a detailed list of changes since version 7.57.
- PRIME8.SRC includes the build procedure, four insert files, and 39 source
- files written in PLP, PRIME's version of PL/1. Within PRIME8.SRC, each of
- these files is separated by a line of -----'s and can be separated using a
- text editor. Warning, PRIME.SRC contains some rather long lines (some of them
- up to 144 characters in length), which will no doubt cause problems for BITNET
- transfers. We are trying to find out if there is a way to legally break these
- long lines. Meanwhile, the old PRIME Kermit files for version 7.57 will
- remain available in the D area as PRIME.*. It is not known whether Version 8
- will run under older versions of PRIMOS, such as R19, which 7.57 was written
- for. Reports welcome!]
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri Aug 3 10:46:17 1990
- From: Christine M. Gianone <cmg@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>
- Subject: Version 8.12 of PRIME Kermit Now Available
- Keywords: PRIME Kermit
-
- From Matthew Sutter of Lincoln National Corporation in Fort Wayne, Indiana,
- USA, comes version 8.12 of PRIME Kermit, an upgrade of version 8.00 that was
- prepared by John Horne of Polytechnic South West in Plymouth, England.
-
- The major feature of version 8.12 is support for local-mode (dialout)
- operation using the AMLC lines. CONNECT, GET, FINISH, and BYE commands have
- been added, as well as the script commands INPUT, OUTPUT, CLEAR, and PAUSE.
-
- This version also contains fixes to repeat character processing and sliding
- windows, but the sliding window feature still needs more work in order to
- interoperate with MS-DOS Kermit 3.0 or C-Kermit 5A. This work is underway,
- watch Info-Kermit for further announcements.
-
- The new files are in kermit/d/prime8.* on watsun, and PRIME8.* on CUVMA.
- There is, as yet, no new documentation. Thanks to Matt for his work and for
- contributing it to the Kermit collection!
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue, 28 Aug 90 17:27:31 EDT
- From: John M. Crawford <CRAW4D@prime.cob.ohio-state.edu>
- Subject: Prime8 help for dividing source
-
- Here is a short file which provides the necessary Primos editor (ED) tricks
- to divide (and then build) Kermit 8.12 for Primos. You might consider
- appending it to the PRIME8.ANN file (or another) for general distribution
- to Prime kermit users.
-
- /*The following lines below should be extracted to be made into a cominput
- /*file, and placed with the files prime8.src and prime8.bld to execute in
- /*an otherwise empty directory.
- /*
- /* the following disk objects should not exist at attach point...
- delete (t s source insert obj) -no_verify -report -no_query
- /*
- /* the following files must exist: prime8.src, prime8.bld and this
- /* cominput file
- /*
- create s
- create insert
- create obj
- ed prime8.src /* the next 3 lines exist because source is not symmetrical
- f(2) * INPUT - Wait;n-2;f ;delete /* delete "non-uniform" blank line
- f(5) REC_AMLC;c/ // /* slide these to col 4 if col 5
- f(5) SEND_AMLC;c/ // /* slide these to col 4 if col 5
- top
- i dummy line
- l ------
- n-1;f -;n1;u t;loa t;n-1;G E3I/U *>s>/c I/ TO -----/;move stra inlin;n;X stra;*
- qF
- cname s source
- cname *>source>^@@plp ==.+plp
- copy *>source>@.ins.plp *>insert>== -delete -report
- cpl prime8.bld -comp -como -load -noc -debug /* note: -debug makes it big
- /* that's all folks!
-
- John M. Crawford (614) 292-1741 Computing Services Center
- College of Business
- craw4d+@osu.edu 1775 College Road
- craw4d@prime.cob.ohio-state.edu The Ohio State University
- crawford-j@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu Columbus, Ohio 43210
-
- ------------------------------
- From C20211@UK.AC.PLYMOUTH.PRIME-A Wed Apr 7 14:03 GMT 1993
- Via: uk.ac.plymouth; Wed, 7 Apr 93 14:03:29 GMT
- Date: Wed, 07 Apr 93 15:01:38
- From: John Horne <C20211@UK.AC.PLYMOUTH.PRIME-A>
- Subject: Re: Prime Kermit version 8.15
- To: syspds
- In-Reply-To: Your message of Fri, 19 Mar 1993 16:21:30 +0000 (GMT)
- Status: RO
-
- Jayne,
-
- Sorry for the delay in replying to you - been a bit busy!
-
- After this message I shall send 3 other email messages to you, which together
- will comprise Prime Kermit version 8.15. The first message will be all the
- source files, and a build file, all bundled up together - obviously, it will be
- a large message. The second one will be the PRIME.BWR file, and the third the
- PRIME.HLP file.
-
- I hope this is acceptable to you, and Frank in the USA! If not then let me
- know, although I think this is how I sent it to you last time.
-
-
- Many thanks for your help,
-
- John Horne,
- University of Plymouth.
-
-