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- THE MS-DOS KERMIT VERSION 3.11 DISTRIBUTION DISKETTE
-
- MS-DOS Kermit 3.11 is described in detail in "Using MS-DOS Kermit", second
- edition, by Christine M. Gianone, published by Digital Press, Bedford, MA,
- 1991, order number EY-H893E-DP. Call 1-800-343-8321 (toll free, USA) to order,
- or order by mail from Columbia University; see the file KERMIT.HLP for terms
- and conditions, contact information, etc.
-
- The MS-DOS Kermit 3.11 distribution diskette contains the following files. If
- your PC has a hard disk, you should make a \KERMIT directory on it and copy
- all these files to it, and then add the \KERMIT directory to your DOS PATH so
- Kermit can find them.
-
- READ.ME
- This file.
-
- KERMIT.EXE
- The MS-DOS Kermit program for the IBM PC family, the IBM PS/2, and
- compatibles, ready to run.
-
- MSKERMIT.INI
- A sample initialization file for MS-DOS Kermit. Includes many of the macro
- definitions from Chapter 14 of "Using MS-DOS Kermit". Edit this file to
- suit your needs and preferences.
-
- KERMIT.HLP
- A summary of the commands and functions of MS-DOS Kermit. You may view this
- file with the DOS or Kermit TYPE command, a text editor or word processing
- program (in ASCII mode), or print it on your printer.
-
- KERMIT.BWR
- A list of known problems and limitations of the current release of MS-DOS
- Kermit, and hints for getting around them. If you are having problems using
- MS-DOS Kermit, read this file. You might find a solution or workaround.
-
- VT300.INI
- An initialization file for setting up your PC keyboard as much like a DEC
- VT200 or VT300 LK201 keyboard as possible, including assigning the DEC
- function keys F6-F20 to IBM PC function keys, and also making assignments
- for the DEC editing keypad, numeric keypad, and arrow keys. If you use
- Kermit to access host-based applications that require you to type DEC
- function or editing keys, TAKE this file from the MS-Kermit> prompt or put
- the command TAKE VT300.INI in your MSKERMIT.INI file. Use this file as a
- model for creating new keyboard setups.
-
- VT300.DOC
- Documentation for VT300.INI.
-
- HAYES.SCR
- A TAKE command file to be used for dialing Hayes modems. Invoked
- automatically by the DIAL macro that is defined in MSKERMIT.INI.
-
- DIALUPS.TXT
- A sample dialing directory, for use with the DIAL command. This file
- does not contain any real phone numbers. If you want to have a dialing
- directory, edit this file to contain entries for the computers or services
- that you actually use. Read KERMIT.HLP (MSKERM.HLP) for further information.
-
- COLS132.BAT
- A DOS Batch file invoked automatically by Kermit if the host sends a "switch
- to 132-column mode" escape sequence or if you give the SET TERMINAL WIDTH
- 132 command to MS-DOS Kermit, but only if Kermit does not already have
- built-in knowledge of your video adapter. As supplied, this batch only
- prints a message. You must fill it in with the appropriate DOS commands to
- put your screen into 132-column mode (as supplied by the manufacturer of
- your video adapter).
-
- COLS80.BAT
- Like COLS132.BAT, but for changing from 132-column mode to 80-column mode.
-
- MSULK2.HLP
- Documentation on using the DEC LK250 keyboard and driver.
-
- MSULK2.COM
- A driver for the DEC LK250 keyboard attached to an IBM PC/AT or PS/2.
-
- MSULKV.COM
- A driver for the DEC LK250 keyboard attached to a DEC VAXmate.
-
- CP437.TXT, CP850.TXT, LATIN1.TXT
- These three files contain the special characters from IBM Code Page 437,
- IBM Code Page 850, and ISO 8859 Latin Alphabet 1, with annotations listing
- the decimal, row/column, octal, and hexadecimal values, and a description
- of each character so you can compare how it is displayed with what it is
- supposed to be. Read Chapter 13 of "Using MS-DOS Kermit" to learn about
- international character sets, and then practice setting and changing your
- PC code page, TYPEing these files on your PC, transferring them to other
- computers, displaying these files on the remote computer through Kermit's
- terminal emulator, transferring them back again, and printing them. This
- will demonstrate the problems of using international characters in a
- multivendor computing environment and how to use Kermit to cope with them.
-
- MSKERMIT.PCH
- A patch file for version 3.11. Not needed unless you have an Orchid
- Designer Professional VGA video board that does not correctly switch into
- 132-column mode when commanded to do so. Read the file for instructions.
-
- Additional MS-DOS Kermit material is available on diskette or magnetic tape
- from Kermit Distribution at Columbia University: patches, demos, printer
- utilities, key settings files for various host environments and host-based
- software packages, as well as Kermit software programs for hundreds of other
- kinds of computers.
-