Subject: apxv29.ann Date: Tue, 30 May 89 11:36:31 WET DST From: The National PD Software Archive Version 2.9 of the alternative Apollo Pascal Kermit (APX). ---------------------------------------------------------- The principal change between versions 2.7 and 2.9 of Apollo APX Kermit is to add in the 8 bit quoting and associated file handling changes from APO Kermit versions 2.8 and 2.8a. In the parameters exchange, APX 2.9 also handles 'Y' and 'N' in the 8-bit field from the other Kermit correctly. Also there is now SET 8BIT ON/OFF (if ON, it sends '&' which, according to the protocol manual, means "I insist on quoting" ; if OFF, it sends 'N' which means "I can't"). I believe that the APX Kermit can now do everything that the APO version does (and more). The extensions are: APX can be run on a remote node, even (crudely) from an attached terminal on the local node. Repeat count processing. Filename normalising. RECEIVE followed by filename. SET TIME and TIMEOUT. Other changes between 2.7 and 2.9. CVT_NL is now called RAW (i.e. CVT_NL OFF now RAW ON). This version works out how is is being driven and sets GRAPHICS and RAW accordingly. As before, if it is being driven by an sio line it assumes it is running as a remote Kermit, so you can't use it as it stands to drive one sio on a node from another. If it is running on a remote node, CONNECT now works in RAW mode. This means you no longer get a double echo and echoing of passwords and you can send control characters. However, if you are using an attached terminal on the local node, this doesn't work and you must explicitly SET RAW OFF before CONNECTing. If normalising, received file names are converted to lower case. Now handles prefixing in incoming fileheader packets and does control quoting in outgoing ones. To avoid confusion, this version announces itself as Apollo-APX. Minor code changes to stop the Pascal optimiser generating warnings. This version works under Aegis SR 9.7. I don't know whether it works under SR10 - but it will have to be made to eventually. Gordon Sands, Technical Computing Dept., Marconi Space Systems Ltd., Anchorage Rd., Portsmouth, PO3 5PU. 0705-664966 x3521