file pfaaaa.txt (this is the "readme" file) A Simple Implementation of the Kermit Protocol in Pygmy Forth by Frank Sergeant pygmy@pobox.com See the announcement file (pfaaaa.ann) or the source code files for terms of use and distribution (basically free). The file names for the plain text files correspond to the file naming convention recommended by the Columbia University Kermit Project. The files begin with the prefix "pf" which stands for Pygmy Forth. The files in plain text format should be available on the Kermit ftp site: ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/pygmyforth/ Those files, plus the non-plain-text files (which do not necessarily begin with the prefix "pf", are available in the pfkerm.zip file on the Kermit ftp site as ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/archives/pfkerm.zip Here is a description of the file contents: pfaaaa.ann The announcement file. pfaaaa.txt This file (the "readme" file). pfkerm.doc a copy of the article "A Simple Implementation of the Kermit Protocol in Pygmy Forth" which appeared in the May/June and July/Aug 1997 issues (Volume XIX, Numbers 1 and 2) of _Forth Dimensions_, published by the Forth Interest Group. pfkerm.msg Email correspondence between Frank da Cruz and me correcting and commenting upon the article. pfkerm.src The source code in plain text format. pfkerm.txt The shadow comments in plain text format. kermit.scr The source code as a Forth block file. (This is not a plain text file.) kermit.dow The associated "shadow" documentation file as a Forth block file. (This is not a plain text file.) listing.txt A text file containing a side-by-side listing of the source and shadow files. This has more than 80 columns, so it is included in pfkerm.zip but not on the plain text ftp site, but is readable as plain text if your viewer supports 132 columns. In order to run the code, you would need a copy of Pygmy Forth version 1.5 for DOS (pygmy15.zip) [SEARCH FOR THIS IN GOOGLE]. You would also need serial port routines. An article I wrote for _The Computer Journal_ might help you get started with the serial port routines. Serial port routines are included in my Pygmy "bonus disk" (not free). See pygmy15.zip for more details. If you use a different Forth, the code would need some modifications, but still might get you off to a good start. -- Frank Sergeant (end of file pfaaaa.txt)