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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: Kermit & K6-2 incompatible?
Date: 19 Feb 1999 21:21:03 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <DpiNBZlZXn8L@cc.usu.edu>, Joe Doupnik <jrd@cc.usu.edu> wrote:
: In article <7aka85$l6c$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu>,
: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz) writes:
: > In article <7ak8dp$bfu$1@enyo.uwa.edu.au>,
: > Chris Jee Yen Tan <techno@tartarus.uwa.edu.au> wrote:
: > : I just ran Kermit 3.12 & 3.13 in a DOS box(Win98) on my K6-2 300
: > : to test whether or not serial overruns were occuring due to the
: > : serial port or driver. However in both DOS box and restart to
: > : DOS it crashes reporting a "division by zero error". I remembered
: > : quite clearly running this program on my previous PC (Cyrix M2 PR166)
: > : quite fine. So is there some incompatible problem regarding Kermit
: > : and my PC. The only version that worked OK was Kermit 2.32 which did
: > : not crash. Anyone got any ideas as what could be wrong?
: > :
: > Since you are using Windows 98, you'll need Kermit 95:
: >
: > http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html
: >
: When you run very old code on very new machines you expect diffences.
: The current release of MS-DOS Kermit is v3.15, and v3.16 is in beta. Use
: one of those and there will be no such problem. Better yet, don't start the
: GUI.
:
As Joe points out, the current version of MS-DOS Kermit does not get the
divide overflow error, at least not when running under DOS. You can use
MS-DOS Kermit under Windows 95/98/NT if you wish, but:
a. It can not access Windows-specific devices such as Winmodems,
Plug-n-Play modems, etc.
b. It can not access TAPI devices, nor can it reclaim a TAPI device from
another application that has registered for it, even when it is idle
(e.g. a fax program).
c. It can not use the Microsoft TCP/IP stack or other Windows-32 network
services.
d. It can not access long file names.
e. It can not control the video adapter, e.g. for switching between
80 and 132 column mode.
- Frank