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Last update: Sat Dec 28 12:07:39 1996
Welcome to the Columbia University Kermit software distribution area.
You may cd to any of these directories and get any files you want. All files
are provided without warranty of any kind. Please read specific copyright
notices and disclaimers. Most of this software is not "public domain".
NOTICE
THE KERMIT FILES MAY NOT BE REDISTRIBUTED ON CD-ROMS OR OTHER MEDIA
WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE OFFICE OF KERMIT DEVELOPMENT AND
DISTRIBUTION, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. THEY SHOULD NOT BE COPIED TO
OTHER FTP SITES FROM WHICH CD-ROMS ARE MADE. THEY MAY NOT BE RESOLD,
REMARKETED, BUNDLED, EMBEDDED, ADAPTED, GIVEN AWAY, OR OTHERWISE
REDISTRIBUTED BY COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, CLIENTS,
OR PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION.
For further information, send email to kermit@columbia.edu.
WEB USERS
This material is navigated much more easily with a Web browser:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/
DOCUMENTATION
MS-DOS Kermit for DOS and Windows and C-Kermit for UNIX, VMS, OS/2,
VOS, AOS/VS, etc, are documented in professionally published manuals.
Sales of these manuals are the primary source of funding for the nonprofit
Kermit project. If you use C-Kermit or MS-DOS Kermit, please also be sure
to purchase the relevant manuals. Info below.
KERMIT 95
Kermit 95 for Windows 95 and NT is not available for downloading. It must
be purchased and licensed. Details are available on the Kermit Web at:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html
and in the text files in the kermit/k95 subdirectory. Patches for Kermit 95
are in the kermit/k95/patches directory.
DOWNLOADABLE SOFTWARE
The Kermit software is broken up into subdirectories that contain lots of
files, many of them for obscure machines and operating systems. This is
confusing to many people. Therefore, several of the most popular versions
have been packaged for easy retrieval:
MS-DOS Kermit for the IBM PC with DOS or Windows 3.x:
kermit/archives/msvibm.zip. FTP in binary mode, unzip on your PC.
C-Kermit 6.0 for UNIX:
kermit/archives/cku192.tar.Z or .gz
FTP in binary mode, uncompress, untar, then "make" the appropriate
version. Read the makefile and ckuins.doc for instructions.
OS/2 C-Kermit:
kermit/archives/cko191.zip. FTP in binary mode, unzip, then run the
installation procedure, INSTALL.CMD.
Various binaries:
kermit/bin - current releases.
kermit/test/bin - alpha or beta (upcoming) releases.
kermit/test/tar - tar.Z or tar.gz of test releases of C-Kermit
Frequently Asked Questions:
kermit/faq.txt
Much of this information is recapitulated below in greater detail, but
if this is all you wanted to know you can stop reading.
KERMIT SOFTWARE ORGANIZATION
This is the definitive Kermit software distribution area. It is organized
into subdirectories as follows:
kermit/a/ - Tape A - Popular PCs:
MS-DOS Kermit for DOS and Windows;
Apple II Kermit; CP/M-80 Kermit.
kermit/f - Tape F - C-Kermit 6.0 for UNIX, VMS, DG AOS/VS,
OS-9, Commodore Amiga; along with older C-Kermit
versions for Atari ST, Apollo Aegis, Stratus VOS.
kermit/b/ - Tape B - Popular mainframes, minis, and workstations:
IBM mainframes (VM/CMS, MVS/TSO, CICS, MUSIC),
VAX/VMS, PDP-11 (RSX, RSTS, RT, TSX, MUMPS).
kermit/c/ - Tape C - Less popular micros, PCs and workstations:
Acorn, Apollo, Atari, Commodore 64/128, CP/M-86,
Concurrent CP/M-86, BTOS, CTOS, LISP machines,
Flex, UniFlex, HP BASIC, UCSD Pascal, Intel 8051
Microcontroller, Intel Development Systems, Luxor
ABC, Lilith, ICL/Perq, Sinclair, RML, TRS-80, and
other Tandys, etc.
kermit/d/ - Tape D - Less popular minis & mainframes:
DG AOS/VS and RDOS, Burroughs, CDC, Cray, GEC,
Gould/SEL, Harris, Honeywell, HP minis,
DEC-10/20, DEC PDP-8/12, MAI Basic Four,
MODCOMP, IBM mainframes (MTS, GUTS), NCR, Norsk
Data, Perkin-Elmer/Concurrent, PICK, PRIME, Tandem,
TI, Sperry/UNIVAC/UNISYS, ICL, etc.
kermit/e - Tape E - General Kermit documentation, mail archives, etc
DEVELOPMENT AREAS
kermit/test - Kermit development or Beta Test versions,
see kermit/test/READ.ME. This directory has a text
and a bin subdirectory, and some others.
BINARIES
kermit/bin - Binary executable Kermit programs (use binary mode).
kermit/vmshex - VMS Kermit executables in HEX format (text mode).
ARCHIVES
kermit/archives - Packed archives of popular versions (binary mode).
cku*.tar.Z: compressed tar archive of current
UNIX C-Kermit release, e.g. cku192*.tar.Z;
msvibm.zip: ZIP archive of current MS-DOS Kermit
distribution diskette (KERMIT.EXE, KERMIT.PIF,
MSKERMIT.INI, MSCUSTOM.INI, etc etc).
cko191.zip: OS/2 C-Kermit distribution files.
See kermit/archives/read.me for further info.
OTHER
kermit/cu - Columbia-specific files (MS-DOS Kermit scripts, etc)
kermit/charsets - Character set tables and info (8-bit text!)
kermit/printers - Printer utilities to be used with Kermit software
kermit/old - Old versions, superseded by new ones.
kermit/extra - Extra, redundant, or rarely-used versions.
kermit/vttest - The VT100/102 terminal emulation test program.
File names all start with letters and are of the form name.typ (lowercase!)
and normally appear in alphabetical order in a directory listing or on a tape.
Exception: READ.ME files have uppercase names, so as to appear at the top of
a directory listing, but are usually also accessible as read.me.
Kermit programs are stored in the Kermit distribution areas with related files
grouped together using filename prefixes; the names of all the files for a
certain implementation all start with the same 2- or 3-character prefix, for
instance all the files for MS-DOS Kermit have names starting with "ms".
Similarly, "ck" for C-Kermit, "ik" for IBM mainframe Kermit, "k11" for PDP-11
Kermit, and so on.
A group of files for a particular Kermit program is often headed by an "aaaa"
file, for example "msaaaa.hlp" for MS-DOS Kermit; "ckaaaa.hlp" for C-Kermit;
"ckvaaa.hlp" for the VMS version of C-Kermit, "ckoaaa.hlp" for the OS/2
version of C-Kermit, and so on. These files explain the organization of the
files for a particular Kermit version. The most popular Kermit programs are:
MS-DOS Kermit for PC-DOS, MS-DOS, and MS-Windows:
Overview file: kermit/a/msaaaa.hlp
Binary ZIP archive: kermit/archives/msvibm.zip
Sources: kermit/a/ms*.* (assembler and C)
C-Kermit for UNIX, VAX/VMS, OS/2, Data General AOS/VS, the Commodore Amiga,
Stratus VOS, the Atari ST, and OS-9:
Overview file: kermit/f/ckaaaa.hlp. Binary compressed tar archive of UNIX
source code: kermit/archives/cku192src.tar.Z (192 is the program edit
number, subject to change). Selected binaries are in kermit/bin/ck*.
Hexified VMS binaries are in kermit/vmshex/ckv*.hex. Other binaries can
be found in kermit/b/ck*.uue (UUENCODed versions), ck*.boo (BOO-encoded
versions), etc. Sources: kermit/b/ck*.[cwh], ck*ker.mak.
Macintosh Kermit:
Overview file: kermit/f/ckmaaa.hlp
Source code: kermit/f/ck[cuwm]*.[cwhr]
Binary: kermit/f/ckmker.hqx (BinHex 4.0 format)
Further information: kermit/f/ckmker.bwr
IBM Mainframe Kermit for VM/CMS, MVS/TSO, MVS/ROSCOE, CICS, and MUSIC:
Overview file: kermit/b/ik0aaa.hlp
Source code: kermit/b/ik*.* (ik0*.* + ikc*.* for CMS, ikt*.* for TSO, etc)
Files whose names start with "aa" -- normally appearing at the top of a
directory listing -- give general information about Kermit. There should be
an identical set of "aa" files at the top of each Kermit subdirectory a-e.
The following files describe what's available in the Kermit distribution:
aafiles.hlp - Explanation of what files are available and how they are named.
aanetw.hlp -- Information about network access to Kermit files.
aatape.hlp -- Information about Kermit distribution tape formats.
Files whose names start with "aav" are complete tabular lists of existing,
available Kermit versions, sorted in various ways:
aavers.hlp -- Master list, in no particular order
aavnew.hlp -- Listed in reverse chronological order of release date
aavops.hlp -- Listed alphabetically by operating system only
aavlng.hlp -- Listed alphabetically by programming language
aavpfx.hlp -- Listed alphabetically by filename prefix, regardless of tape
aavsys.hlp -- Listed alphabetically by machine and operating system
aavtap.hlp -- Listed by tape (A-F), then alphabetically by file prefix
And there are some bureaucratic files, whose names start with "aax":
aaxfly.doc -- The Kermit catalog and mail-order form, terms and conditions.
aaxfly.ps -- A PostScript version of the catalog and order form.
aaxcom.doc -- Commercial-Use policy.
aaxcom.ps -- PostScript version of commercial-use policy.
PUBLISHED DOCUMENTATION
... is available for MS-DOS Kermit and C-Kermit. Please use it. Sales of
the documentation are the primary source of funding for the Kermit project.
The manuals show you how to use the software and get the most out of it.
MS-DOS Kermit, full-featured communications software for IBM and compatible
PCs with DOS or Windows, is documented in:
Christine M. Gianone, Using MS-DOS Kermit, Second Edition, Digital
Press / Butterworth-Heinemann, Woburn, MA, 1992, 345 pages, ISBN
1-55558-082-3. Packaged with version 3.14 of MS-DOS Kermit for the IBM
PC, PS/2, and compatibles on a 3.5-inch diskette. In computer and book
stores, or order direct from Columbia University or from Digital Press.
A German-language edition is also available:
Christine M. Gianone, MS-DOS Kermit, das universelle
Kommunikationsprogramm, Verlag Heinz Heise, Hannover, Germany (1991),
414 pages. Packaged with version 3.14 of MS-DOS Kermit for the IBM PC,
PS/2, and compatibles on a 5.25-inch diskette, including German-
language help files. Deutsch von Gisbert W. Selke. ISBN
3-88229-006-4.
And a French-language edition:
Christine M. Gianone, Kermit MS-DOS mode d'emploi, Deuxieme edition,
Heinz Schiefer & Cie., Versailles (1993), 406 pages. Packaged with
version 3.11 of MS-DOS Kermit for the IBM PC, PS/2, and compatibles on
a 5.25-inch diskette. Adaption francaise: Jean Dutertre. ISBN
2-901143-20-2.
There is also a Japanese book about MS-DOS Kermit, concentrating on the NEC
PC9801:
Hirofumi Fujii and Fukuko Yuasa, MS-Kermit Nyumon, Computer Today
Library 6, Saiensu-Sha Co., Ltd., publishers (1993), 160 pages. ISBN
4-7819-0669-9 C3355 P1854E.
C-Kermit 6.0, full-function communication software for UNIX, VMS, OS/2, AOS/VS,
OS-9, Apollo Aegis, the Commodore Amiga, and the Atari ST is documented in:
Frank da Cruz and Christine M. Gianone, "Using C-Kermit", Second Edition,
Digital Press / Butterworth-Heinemann, Woburn, MA, 1997, 622 pages, ISBN
1-55558-164-1. In computer and book stores, or order direct from
Columbia University or from Digital Press.
A German-language version of the first edition is also available:
Frank da Cruz und Christine M. Gianone, C-Kermit--Einfuhrung und
Referenz, Verlag Heinz Heise, Hannover, Germany (1994). ISBN
3-88229-023-4. Deutsch von Gisbert W. Selke.
The Kermit File transfer protocol is specified in the following book, which
also includes tutorials on computers, file systems, data communications, and
using Kermit:
Frank da Cruz, Kermit, A File Transfer Protocol, Digital Press /
Butterworth-Heinemann, Worburn, MA, 1987, 379 pages, ISBN
0-932376-88-6. In computer and book stores, or order direct from
Columbia University or from Digital Press.
ENGLISH-LANGUAGE KERMIT BOOKS:
1. In computer and book stores, or order direct from the publisher, Digital
Press / Butterworth-Heinemann with MasterCard, Visa, or American Express:
+1 800 366-2665 (Woburn, Massachusetts office for USA & Canada)
+44 1865 314627 (Oxford, England distribution centre for UK & Europe)
+61 03 9245 7111 (Melbourne, Vic, office for Australia & NZ)
+65 356-1968 (Singapore office for Asia)
+27 (31) 2683111 (Durban office for South Africa)
2. From Columbia University:
The Kermit Project
Columbia University
612 West 115th Street
New York NY 10025-7799 USA
Tel. +1 212 854-3703
Fax. +1 212 663-8202
E-Mail: kermit-orders@columbia.edu
Domestic and overseas orders accepted. Add $10 US PER BOOK for shipping
outside of North America. Orders may be paid by MasterCard or Visa, or
prepaid by check in US dollars. Add $35 bank fee for checks not drawn on
a US bank. Price includes shipping. Do not include sales tax. Quantity
discounts are available. Single-copy US prices (in US dollars):
Using MS-DOS Kermit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 39.95
Using C-Kermit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 39.95
Kermit, A File Transfer Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 34.95
All three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90.00
GERMAN-LANGUAGE KERMIT BOOKS:
MS-DOS Kermit, das universelle Kommunikationsprogramm: . . . . DM 79,00
C-Kermit--Einfuhrung und Referenz: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DM 88,00
Verlag Heinz Heise GmbH & Co. KG
Helstorfer Strasse 7
D-30625 Hannover, GERMANY
Tel. +49 (05 11) 53 52-0
Fax. +49 (05 11) 53 52-1 29
FRENCH: Kermit MS-DOS Mode d'Emploi: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FF 495,00
Heinz Schiefer & Cie.
45 rue Henri de Regnier
F-78000 Versailles, FRANCE
Tel. +33 39 53 95 26
Fax. +33 39 02 39 71
Also available from Columbia University: $36.95 US.
JAPANESE: MS-Kermit Nyumon: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800 Y
Saiensu-Sha Co., Ltd.
Abe-toku Building
2-4 Kanda-suda cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101, JAPAN
Tel. +81-3-3256-1091
PACKET DRIVER SOFTWARE
Also available in our anonymous FTP area, the Cyrnwr (formerly Clarkson)
packet driver collection, network board drivers for IBM PCs and compatibles:
packet-drivers/src - Source code (ftp in text mode)
packet-drivers/doc - Documentation (ftp in text mode)
packet-drivers/bin - Binaries (ftp in binary mode)
packet-drivers/zip - ZIP archives (ftp in binary mode)
packet-drivers/new - New additions (mixture of text and binary)
COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT
Why is there such a huge number of files? I can't find anything! Why
don't you organize things more conveniently for ftp'ers?
If you have a Web client like Lynx, Mosaic, Netscape, etc,
then you'll get a much better view. Point your Web browser at
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/. Otherwise...
It's a matter of how many hours there are in a day and how many people to
work those hours, as well as disk space and other resources. Kermit,
unlike a lot of other software on the net, is not just a UNIX-only or
Windows-only phenomenon. We get constant requests to put Kermit for
machine X running Operating System Y into archive format Z, where X, Y, and
Z each number in the hundreds, such as "Why can't you put PDP-11 Kermit for
RSX-11 into an LHARC archive?", "I want to have IBM mainframe Kermit in a
VMS BACKUP saveset", "uuencoded", "boo'd", "btoa'd", "hexified", "base64'd",
"binhexed", etc etc ad infinitum.
The fact is, the files are organized as they are so we can make tapes from
them -- not just TAR tapes -- ANSI, BACKUP, OS Standard Label, etc, too.
Income from tape and book sales is what pays for your net access to these
files. As noted above, however, we have packed up several of the most
popular Kermits into several of the most popular archive formats -- a tar.Z
file for UNIX, ZIP files for MS-DOS and OS/2, etc, as disk space and time
permit.
(End of kermit/READ.ME)