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READ.ME OS/2 C-Kermit 5A(191) March 1995
OS/2 C-Kermit is a powerful, full-function, 32-bit communications
software program for your OS/2 system, certified by IBM as "Ready
for OS/2" and "Ready for LAN Server".
C-Kermit supports serial communications, automatic dialing, TCP/IP,
DECnet/PATHWORKS LAT, NETBIOS, and Named Pipes as communication
methods, with VT52, VT100, VT102, VT220, and ANSI terminal emulation,
key mapping, mousing, screen rollback, screen copy and printing, fast
and reliable Kermit file transfer, national and international
character-set conversion, and includes a powerful, easy-to-use script
programming language.
C-Kermit Software Copyright (C) 1985, 1995, Trustees of Columbia
University in the City of New York. The C-Kermit software may not
be, in whole or in part, licensed or sold for profit as a software
product itself, nor may it be included in or distributed with
commercial products or otherwise distributed by commercial concerns
to their clients or customers without written permission of the
Office of Kermit Development and Distribution, Columbia University.
This copyright notice must not be removed, altered, or obscured.
The above copyright notice also applies to inclusion of C-Kermit on
so-called "freeware" and/or "shareware" CD-ROMs.
Numerous improvements have been made to OS/2 C-Kermit since "Using
C-Kermit" was published. Be sure to read the CKERMIT.INF file included
on the diskette, using either the OS/2 VIEW command or C-Kermit's
UPDATES command.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
To install C-Kermit 5A(191) on your OS/2 system:
1. Insert the C-Kermit diskette into a diskette drive.
2. Click on the diskette icon for that diskette drive.
3. Click on the INSTALL.CMD file and then answer the
questions.
Alternatively, from an OS/2 command window, type the command
"a:install" (substitute a different disk letter if necessary).
After installation, you can use C-Kermit by clicking on its desktop
icon or, in a command window, typing "ckermit".
If desired, you can skip the automatic installation procedure and
follow the instructions on pages 421-423 of "Using C-Kermit" (if you
don't have the book, ordering information is given below). This
gives you a bit more flexibility, but requires that you edit some
files yourself.
WHAT IS ON THE OS/2 C-KERMIT DISTRIBUTION DISKETTE
READ.ME
This file.
INSTALL.CMD
OS/2 C-Kermit installation procedure (a REXX program).
CKOKER32.EXE
The OS/2 C-Kermit program. It will be installed as CKERMIT.EXE if
you use the INSTALL procedure. This program can only be used on
OS/2 2.x and Warp 3.0 or higher.
CKO32RTL.EXE
The OS/2 C-Kermit C Run-time Library interface. This file is
required for CKERMIT.EXE to execute.
CKO32I20.DLL - IBM TCP/IP 2.0 32-bit interface
CKO32I12.DLL - IBM TCP/IP 1.2 32-bit interface
CKO32F13.DLL - FTP PC/TCP 1.3 32-bit interface
Interface between C-Kermit and your installed TCP/IP software, if
any: IBM TCP/IP or FTP Software PC/TCP. The FTP DLLs also work
with Essex Systems TCP/2 and IP-Switch Vantage IP. The IBM DLLs
work with other TCP/IP products that are IBM compatible. The
appropriate DLL is loaded automatically at runtime. These files
must be in your CKERMIT directory, i.e. the directory from which
C-Kermit is started.
PCFONTS.DLL
Font library supporting C-Kermit's SET TERMINAL FONT command, used
for loading fonts to represent Cyrillic, Hebrew, and other terminal-
emulation character sets.
CKOSYSL.CK2
SYSLEVEL info for C-Kermit.
CKERMIT.CMD
A sample REXX CMD file for starting OS/2 C-Kermit. Handled
automatically by INSTALL.CMD. Or read and modify to suit your
requirements.
CKERMIT.ICO
OS/2 C-Kermit desktop icon.
CKERMIT.INI
Standard C-Kermit 5A initialization file. Sets up your dialing
and services directories, and defines several handy command
macros. This is an ordinary text file; it documents itself --
just read it in a text editor, or print it.
CKERMOD.INI
SAMPLE C-Kermit 5A customization file, edit to suit your needs.
NOTE: the INSTALL procedure will modify this file to include your
preference for port, modem type, and communication speed. If you are
installing over a previous C-Kermit version, the install procedure
skips the questions and preserves your previous copy of this file; it
also leaves your previous dialing and services directories intact
rather than replacing them with the sample ones from the diskette.
CKERMIT.KDD
SAMPLE C-Kermit dialing directory file. Edit this file to include
the numbers that you actually call. See pages 50-67 of "Using
C-Kermit" for complete instructions on dialing. NOTE: You don't
need to use the dialing directory in order to make modem calls; it
is merely a convenience that lets you refer to frequently called
numbers by name - "dial work" instead of "dial 1 212 555-1234".
CKERMIT.KSD
SAMPLE C-Kermit services directory file. This lets you establish
connections and log in automatically to all sorts of hosts and
services in a uniform way, no matter what the connection method.
See Chapter 13 of "Using C-Kermit", and the "making connections"
section of CKERMIT.INF.
CKERMIT.INF
Documentation for new features added to C-Kermit since "Using
C-Kermit" was published, and features that changed. This is an
INFO-format Information Presentation Facility (IPFC) hypertext file
that can be accessed using the OS/2 VIEW command or, equivalently,
via C-Kermit's UPDATES command.
IMPORTANT: the method for key mapping was totally reworked in
version 5A(190), and the key mapping description in the book no
longer applies; the new method is described in CKERMIT.INF.
CKOVTK2.INI
SAMPLE key settings file to make DEC VT52, VT100, VT102, and VT220
key assignments for the IBM PC extended (101) keyboard, which,
among other things, makes the IBM numeric keypad act like the DEC
VT terminal numeric keypad, Gold key and all. Tell C-Kermit to
TAKE this file to make the key assignments. For a detailed listing
of the mapping between DEC keys and PC keys, read the CKOVTK2.INI
file itself (it's an ordinary text file).
EMACSKEY.INI
Sample key mappings for EMACS and Crisp, using Alt key as Meta key.
Read this file for further info, edit it to suit your preferences.
XSEND.CMD
A C-Kermit REXX program to send an entire directory tree from one
OS/2 system to another, making an exact copy of the directory
structure, and all the files, including all their attributes. It can
also be used, with some restrictions, for sending OS/2 directory
trees to DOS or UNIX. Read XSEND.CMD for further information.
M2ZMODEM.INI, P101.INI, P200.INI, CEXYZ2.INI
External XMODEM, YMODEM, YMODEM-G, and ZMODEM protocol
definitions for M2ZMODEM, P 1.01, P 2.0x, and CEXYZ/2, respectively.
These are C-Kermit command files; use C-Kermit's TAKE command to
execute them. To have one of them in effect whenever you use
C-Kermit, uncomment the appropriate line in the OS/2 section of
your CKERMOD.INI file.
CKREADY.BMP
A bitmap file displaying the C-Kermit logo and IBM's "Ready for OS/2"
and "Ready for LAN Server" logos.
The UTILS subdirectory contains:
CKOCLIP.EXE
The OS/2 C-Kermit Clipboard server, allowing C-Kermit access to
material placed in the Clipboard by PM or Win-OS2 applications.
Type "updates clipboard" at the C-Kermit> prompt for instructions.
CKOTEL.EXE
The OS/2 C-Kermit TELNET replacement. A program that lets you
use C-Kermit just like IBM TELNET or TELNETPM, and/or to substitute
it for those programs. "updates telnet" for instructions.
The CHARSETS subdirectory contains:
CP437.TXT, CP850.TXT, CP852.TXT, CP862.TXT, CP866.TXT,
CYRILLIC.TXT, HEBREW.TXT, LATIN1.TXT
Character-set tables for the common PC code pages used with
OS/2 for representing West European, Hebrew and Cyrilic languages,
and the corresponding international standard character set. Use these
for practice displaying and transferring international text.
DOCUMENTATION
To get the best use out of C-Kermit, please purchase the manual if
you don't already have it. It gives you step-by-step instructions
and it's also a comprehensive reference. Manual sales are a
primary source of funding for the Kermit effort.
Frank da Cruz and Christine M. Gianone, "Using C-Kermit",
Digital Press / Butterworth-Heinemann, Woburn, MA (1993).
514 pages, ISBN 1-55558-108-0.
US single-copy price: $34.95; quantity discounts available.
Available in computer bookstores or directly from:
Kermit Development and Distribution
Columbia University Academic Information Systems
612 West 115th Street
New York, NY 10025 USA
Telephone: +1 212 854-3703
Fax: +1 212 663-8202 --or-- +1 212 662-6442
Domestic and overseas orders accepted. Price: $36.95 (US, Canada,
and Mexico), $47 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. Also available from Digital Press /
Butterworth-Heinemann, phone:
+1 800 366-2665 (Woburn, Massachusetts office for USA & Canada)
+1 800 665-1148 (Logan Bros, Winnepeg, Manitoba office for Canada)
+44 993 58521 (Rushden, England office for Europe)
+61 2 372-5511 (Chatswood, NSW office for Australia & New Zealand)
+65 220-3684 (Singapore office for Asia)
A German-language edition is available from Verlag Heinz Heise,
Hannover, Germany, Tel. +49 (05 11) 53 52-0,
Fax. +49 (05 11) 53 53-1 29.
Contact Columbia University Kermit Distribution for information about
other Kermit software programs, including those for MS-DOS, MS Windows,
MS Windows NT, UNIX, VMS, IBM mainframes, and hundreds of others.
(End of OS/2 C-Kermit READ.ME)