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(CP/M-86 KERMIT VERSION 2.9 USER GUIDE)SH
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(F. da Cruz)SH
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(Columbia University Center for Computing Activities)SH
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(New York, New York 10027)SH
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(December 1984)SH
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(Copyright \050C\051 1981,1984)SH
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(Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York)SH
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(Permission is granted to any individual or institution to use, copy,)SH
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(or redistribute this document so long as it is not sold for profit, and)SH
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(provided this copyright notice is retained.)SH
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12 /Times-Bold AF
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(1. CP/M-86 KERMIT)SH
10 /Times-Italic AF
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(Page 1)SH
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(1. CP/M-86 KERMIT)SH
10 /Times-Italic AF
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(Authors:)SH
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(Bill Catchings, Columbia University; Ron Blanford, University of Washington; Richard)
183 W( Garland,)182 W
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(Columbia University.)SH
/Times-Italic SF
8280 12776 MT
(Language:)SH
/Times-Roman SF
14280 XM
(Digital Research ASM86)SH
/Times-Italic SF
8280 13881 MT
(Version:)SH
/Courier SF
14280 XM
(2.9)SH
/Times-Italic SF
8280 14986 MT
(Date:)SH
/Times-Roman SF
14280 XM
(December 1984)SH
/Times-Italic SF
8280 16091 MT
(Documentation:)SH
/Times-Roman SF
14280 17196 MT
(Frank da Cruz, Columbia)SH
8280 18987 MT
(This version of KERMIT is designed to support any CP/M-86 system.  So far it supports the DEC Rainbow-100)
13 W( and)12 W
8280 20183 MT
(the NEC Advanced Personal Computer \050APC\051.  It is very similar to CP/M-80 and MS DOS KERMIT.)SH
12 /Times-Bold AF
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(CP/M-86 KERMIT-86 Capabilities At A Glance:)SH
10 /Times-Roman AF
9280 24562 MT
(Local operation:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes)SH
9280 25667 MT
(Remote operation:)SH
34480 XM
(No)SH
9280 26772 MT
(Transfers text files:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes)SH
9280 27877 MT
(Transfers binary files:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes)SH
9280 28982 MT
(Wildcard send:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes)SH
/Courier SF
9280 30087 MT
(^X/^Y)SH
/Times-Roman SF
12530 XM
(interruption:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes)SH
9280 31192 MT
(Filename collision avoidance:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes)SH
9280 32297 MT
(Can time out:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes)SH
9280 33402 MT
(8th-bit prefixing:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes)SH
9280 34507 MT
(Repeat count prefixing:)SH
34480 XM
(No)SH
9280 35612 MT
(Alternate block checks:)SH
34480 XM
(No)SH
9280 36717 MT
(Terminal emulation:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes, uses PC firmware \050VT100\051)SH
9280 37822 MT
(Communication settings:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes; duplex, parity)SH
9280 38927 MT
(Transmit BREAK:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes)SH
9280 40032 MT
(IBM communication:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes)SH
9280 41137 MT
(Transaction logging:)SH
34480 XM
(No)SH
9280 42242 MT
(Session logging \050raw download\051:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes)SH
9280 43347 MT
(Raw upload:)SH
34480 XM
(No)SH
9280 44452 MT
(Act as server:)SH
34480 XM
(No)SH
9280 45557 MT
(Talk to server:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes; SEND, GET, FIN, BYE)SH
9280 46662 MT
(Advanced commands for servers:)SH
34480 XM
(No)SH
9280 47767 MT
(Local file management:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes)SH
9280 48872 MT
(Handle file attributes:)SH
34480 XM
(No)SH
9280 49977 MT
(Command/init files:)SH
34480 XM
(Yes)SH
9280 51082 MT
(Printer control:)SH
34480 XM
(No)SH
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(CP/M-86 KERMIT Description)SH
10 /Times-Roman AF
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(Since Kermit-86 runs on a)
133 W( standalone micro, it is always in control of the screen -- it is always)134 W
/Times-Italic SF
48872 XM
(local)SH
/Times-Roman SF
(. Thus,)
518 W( it)134 W
8280 58010 MT
(always keeps the screen updated with the file name and the packet number,)
287 W( whether sending or receiving.)286 W
8280 59206 MT
(Kermit-86 is capable of timing out an input request, and can thus break deadlocks automatically.)
111 W( In)
473 W( most cases,)112 W
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(however, this is not desirable because the KERMIT)
198 W( on the other side is most likely better able to handle the)197 W
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(timeouts; therefore, Kermit-86's timer is normally not used.)SH
8280 63990 MT
(If despite the)
38 W( timeout capability, the transmission appears to be stuck \050and you can tell that this has happened if the)39 W
8280 65186 MT
(screen fails to change for a long while\051 you can type carriage return)
55 W( to have the micro do what it would have done)54 W
8280 66382 MT
(on a  timeout, namely NAK the expected packet to cause to foreign host to send it again \050or, if the micro is sending,)23 W
8280 67578 MT
(to retransmit the last)
125 W( packet\051.  Micro/micro or micro/IBM-mainframe transfers could require this kind of manual)124 W
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(intervention.)SH
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(File transfers may be interrupted in several ways.)SH
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(Page 2)SH
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(Kermit User Guide: CP/M-86 KERMIT 1)SH
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6120 7886 MT
(Control-C)SH
14120 XM
(This will return you to Kermit-86 command level immediately, so that you can)
46 W( connect back to)47 W
14120 8991 MT
(the remote system, or take any other desired action.)SH
6120 10568 MT
(Control-X)SH
14120 XM
(When sending a file, this will)
182 W( terminate the sending of the current file with a signal to the)181 W
14120 11673 MT
(KERMIT on the other side to discard what it got so far.  If there are more files to be sent,)157 W
14120 12778 MT
(KERMIT-86 will go on to)
53 W( the next one.  When receiving a file, KERMIT-86 will send a signal)52 W
14120 13883 MT
(to the remote KERMIT to stop sending this file.  If the remote KERMIT understands this)
31 W( signal)32 W
14120 14988 MT
(\050not all implementations of KERMIT do\051, it will comply, otherwise the file will keep coming.)91 W
14120 16093 MT
(In either case, the remote KERMIT will go on to the next file in the group, if any.)SH
6120 17670 MT
(Control-Z)SH
14120 XM
(Like Control-X, except if a file)
39 W( group is being transmitted, this will stop the transmission of the)40 W
14120 18775 MT
(entire group.  If only a single file is being transmitted, it works exactly like Control-X.)SH
6120 20352 MT
(Carriage Returns)SH
14120 XM
(If you type carriage return repeatedly Kermit-86 will retry the current packet up)
23 W( to its retry limit)22 W
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(\050somewhere between 5)
166 W( and 16 times\051 and then, if no valid response was received, return to)167 W
14120 22562 MT
(Kermit-86 command level.)SH
6120 24353 MT
(When KERMIT-86 is started, it looks for the file)2 W
/Courier SF
25969 XM
(KERMIT.INI)SH
/Times-Roman SF
(. If)
254 W( found, it executes KERMIT-86 commands from)1 W
6120 25549 MT
(it before prompting you for commands.  The KERMIT-86 prompt looks like this:)SH
/Courier SF
8520 27204 MT
(Kermit-86 B3>)SH
/Times-Roman SF
6120 28921 MT
(in which "B" is your current default disk and "3" is the current default user number.)SH
14 /Times-Bold AF
6120 32523 MT
(1.1. Kermit-86 Commands)SH
10 /Times-Roman AF
6120 34641 MT
(KERMIT-86 uses the DECSYSTEM-20 keyword style command language.)
79 W( Each)
410 W( keyword may be abbreviated to)80 W
6120 35837 MT
(its minumum unique length.  "?" may be typed to request a menu of the available options for the current field at any)21 W
6120 37033 MT
(point in)
63 W( a command.  ESC may be typed at any point in a command to fill out the current keyword or filename; if)64 W
6120 38229 MT
(sufficient characters have not been typed to identify the current field uniquely,)
61 W( KERMIT-86 will sound a beep and)60 W
6120 39425 MT
(allow you to continue from that point.)SH
6120 41216 MT
(CONNECT)SH
10120 42321 MT
(Establish a "virtual terminal" connection to any host that may)
57 W( be connected to the serial port, i.e.)
56 W( pass)
SH( all)56 W
10120 43426 MT
(typein to)
94 W( the serial port and display all input from the serial port on the screen, using the system's own)95 W
10120 44531 MT
(built-in support)
12 W( for ANSI \050VT100-like\051 screen control.  When you issue the CONNECT command, the PC)11 W
10120 45636 MT
(will print a message telling you how to get back by typing an)
70 W( an escape sequence, an uncommonly-used)71 W
10120 46741 MT
(control character, normally CTRL-backslash, followed by a single letter "command".)SH
10120 48532 MT
(C)SH
12120 XM
(Close Connection, return to)SH
/Courier SF
23425 XM
(Kermit-86>)SH
/Times-Roman SF
29675 XM
(command level.)SH
/Courier SF
10120 49637 MT
(?)SH
/Times-Roman SF
12120 XM
(List available single-character commands.)SH
10120 50742 MT
(B)SH
12120 XM
(Send a BREAK signal.)SH
10120 51847 MT
(Q)SH
12120 XM
(Quit logging the remote session.)SH
10120 52952 MT
(R)SH
12120 XM
(Resume logging the remote session.)SH
10120 54057 MT
(L)SH
12120 XM
(Toggle logging.)SH
/Courier SF
10120 55162 MT
(^\134)SH
/Times-Roman SF
12120 XM
(\050or whatever - a)
70 W( second copy of the escape character\051 Send the escape character itself to the remote)69 W
12120 56267 MT
(host.)SH
6120 58058 MT
(SEND)SH
/Times-Italic SF
8981 XM
(filespec)SH
/Times-Roman SF
10120 59163 MT
(Send file\050s\051 specified by)SH
/Times-Italic SF
20118 XM
(filespec)SH
/Times-Roman SF
23423 XM
(to the remote Kermit, using the prevailing file mode \050ASCII or BINARY;)SH
10120 60268 MT
(see SET\051.  The)SH
/Times-Italic SF
16313 XM
(filespec)SH
/Times-Roman SF
19618 XM
(may contain CP/M wildcards.)SH
6120 61845 MT
(RECEIVE)SH
10120 62950 MT
(Receive file\050s\051 from the remote Kermit.  Store them under the names)
25 W( provided in the file headers supplied)24 W
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(by the remote host.)
23 W( If)
298 W( the names aren't legal, use as many legal characters from the name as possible \050see)24 W
10120 65160 MT
(the description of SET FILE-WARNING below\051.  If there's a conflict, and FILE-WARNING is ON,)
17 W( warn)16 W
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(the user and try to build a unique name for the file by)
59 W( adding ")60 W
/Courier SF
(&)SH
/Times-Roman SF
(" characters to the name.  You may also)60 W
10120 67370 MT
(provide an optional file)
10 W( name in the RECEIVE command; if you do, the incoming file will be stored under)9 W
10120 68475 MT
(the name you specify.  If more than one file)
94 W( arrives, only the first will be stored under the given name,)95 W
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(unless you included wildcard characters in the RECEIVE filespec; in that)
12 W( case, the filespec will be used as)11 W
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(a mask for incoming filenames.  For instance, you told the)
55 W( remote Kermit to send)56 W
/Courier SF
43752 XM
(*.ASM)SH
/Times-Roman SF
(, you could tell)56 W
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(KERMIT-86 to "receive)SH
/Courier SF
20109 XM
(*.A86)SH
/Times-Roman SF
(", thereby changing the filetype of all the incoming files.)SH
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(1.1. Kermit-86 Commands)SH
10 /Times-Italic AF
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(Page 3)SH
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/Times-Roman SF
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(GET)SH
/Times-Italic SF
10474 XM
(filespec)SH
/Times-Roman SF
12280 8991 MT
(When Kermit-86 is talking)
67 W( to a Kermit Server on the host, you should use the GET command to request)68 W
12280 10096 MT
(the server to send files to you, for example:)SH
/Courier SF
29888 XM
(get hlp:k*.hlp)SH
/Times-Roman SF
8280 11673 MT
(BYE)SH
12280 XM
(When talking to a remote Kermit Server,)
104 W( this command shuts down the server and logs it out, and also)103 W
12280 12778 MT
(exits from Kermit-86 to CP/M command level.)SH
8280 14355 MT
(LOGOUT)SH
12280 15460 MT
(Like BYE, but leaves you at Kermit-86 command level.)SH
8280 17037 MT
(FINISH)SH
12280 XM
(Like LOGOUT, but shuts down the remote server without logging)
200 W( it out.  Leaves you at Kermit-86)199 W
12280 18142 MT
(command level; a subsequent CONNECT command should put you back at host system command level.)SH
8280 19719 MT
(EXIT)SH
12280 XM
(Exit from KERMIT-86 back to CP/M.)SH
8280 21296 MT
(QUIT)SH
12280 XM
(Synonym for EXIT.)SH
8280 22873 MT
(SET)SH
/Times-Italic SF
10308 XM
(parameter)SH
/Times-Roman SF
14724 XM
([)SH
/Times-Italic SF
(value)SH
/Times-Roman SF
(])SH
12280 23978 MT
(Set the specified parameter to the specified value.  Possible settings:)SH
12280 25769 MT
(BAUD)SH
16280 XM
(Change the)
23 W( baud rate of the communications port.  This command only works on some systems,)22 W
16280 26874 MT
(and its actual operation can vary from system to)
180 W( system.  Type SET BAUD followed by a)181 W
16280 27979 MT
(question mark, and follow the)
106 W( directions.  On systems that do not support this command, you)105 W
16280 29084 MT
(must set the port baud rate from CP/M or other setup mechanism outside of KERMIT-86.)SH
12280 30661 MT
(DEBUG)SH
16280 XM
(ON or OFF.  If ON, displays incoming and outbound packets during file transfer.  OFF by)170 W
16280 31766 MT
(default.)SH
12280 33343 MT
(DEFAULT-DISK)SH
/Times-Italic SF
19751 XM
(disk/user)SH
/Times-Roman SF
16280 34448 MT
(Specify default disk and user number for subsequent file)
224 W( reception and transmission.  The)225 W
16280 35553 MT
(specification following the command must be in one of the following forms:)SH
/Courier SF
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(d:)SH
/Times-Roman SF
20280 XM
(= go to drive d \050A through P\051 without changing user)SH
/Courier SF
18280 38449 MT
(u:)SH
/Times-Roman SF
20280 XM
(= go to user u \0500 through 15\051 without changing drive)SH
/Courier SF
18280 39554 MT
(du:)SH
/Times-Roman SF
20280 XM
(= go to drive d and user u)SH
/Courier SF
18280 40659 MT
(:)SH
/Times-Roman SF
20280 XM
(= go to the defaults when Kermit was loaded)SH
12280 42450 MT
(Whenever a)
54 W( drive is specified, even if it is the same as the current default drive, the drive is logged in so)53 W
16280 43555 MT
(that disks can be swapped without exiting Kermit to type control-C.  Kermit restores)
9 W( the original)10 W
16280 44660 MT
(drive and user upon termination.)SH
12280 46237 MT
(ESCAPE)SH
16280 XM
(Change the escape character for virtual terminal connections.  Select a)
84 W( character in the control)83 W
16280 47342 MT
(range that you will not be likely)
135 W( to need at the remote host; type the new character literally.)136 W
16280 48447 MT
(Certain characters, like Control-X, cannot be specified.)SH
12280 50024 MT
(FILE-TYPE)SH
16280 51129 MT
(Tells KERMIT-86 what kind of file it is sending,)
68 W( so that KERMIT can correctly determine the)69 W
16280 52234 MT
(end of the file.)
30 W( SET)
309 W( FILE BINARY means to send all the 128-byte blocks of the file, including)29 W
16280 53339 MT
(the last block in its entirety;)
17 W( SET FILE ASCII is used for text files, and transmission stops when)18 W
16280 54444 MT
(the first Control-Z is encountered anywhere in the file)
30 W( \050this is the CP/M convention for marking)29 W
16280 55549 MT
(the end of a text file\051.  If binary transmission is used)
63 W( on a text file, some extraneous characters)64 W
16280 56654 MT
(\050up to 127 of them\051 may appear at the end of the file on the target system.  If ASCII transmission)SH
16280 57759 MT
(is used on a binary file, the entire file will not be sent if it happens to contain any)
17 W( data bytes that)18 W
16280 58864 MT
(correspond to Control-Z.  ASCII is the default.)SH
12280 60441 MT
(FLOW-CONTROL)SH
16280 61546 MT
(Select the desired type of flow control to)
73 W( be used on the communication line.  The choices are)74 W
16280 62651 MT
(NONE and XON/XOFF.  XON/XOFF is the default.  If the remote system is not full)
49 W( duplex or)48 W
16280 63756 MT
(cannot do XON/XOFF, you should use NONE.)SH
12280 65333 MT
(IBM ON \050or OFF\051)SH
16280 66438 MT
(Allow the transfer)
125 W( of files to and from an IBM mainframe computer.  This makes Kermit-86)124 W
16280 67543 MT
(wait for the IBM turnaround)
61 W( character \050XON\051, ignore parity on input, add appropriate parity to)62 W
16280 68648 MT
(output, and use local echoing during)
167 W( CONNECT.  As distributed, KERMIT-86 uses MARK)166 W
16280 69753 MT
(parity for IBM communication.  If you)
4 W( don't give this command, IBM mode is OFF.  Since IBM)5 W
16280 70858 MT
(VM/CMS KERMIT does not have timeout capability, SET IBM ON also turns on the)
87 W( timeout)86 W
16280 71963 MT
(facility automatically, as if you had typed "SET TIMER ON".)SH
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(Page 4)SH
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(Kermit User Guide: CP/M-86 KERMIT 1.1)SH
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10120 7886 MT
(LOCAL-ECHO ON \050or OFF\051)SH
14120 8991 MT
(When you CONNECT to a)
136 W( remote host, you must set LOCAL-ECHO ON if the host is half)135 W
14120 10096 MT
(duplex, OFF if full duplex.  OFF by default.)SH
10120 11673 MT
(LOG)SH
14120 XM
(Specify a log file on the current CP/M disk into which to record incoming characters during)137 W
14120 12778 MT
(CONNECT. If)
576 W( the remote host can do XON/XOFF, then the log file will)
163 W( normally capture)162 W
14120 13883 MT
(every character shown on the screen.  When connected to the remote)
141 W( system, several single-)142 W
14120 14988 MT
(character arguments to the connect escape character can be used to control logging)
11 W( -- Q \050quit\051, R)10 W
14120 16093 MT
(\050resume\051, L \050toggle\051.  If you use R or L during connect without)
3 W( having previously specified a log)4 W
14120 17198 MT
(file name, then)SH
/Courier SF
20341 XM
(KERMIT.LOG)SH
/Times-Roman SF
26591 XM
(is used.  An open log is closed when you escape back to the PC.)SH
10120 18775 MT
(PARITY)SH
14120 XM
(Sets parity for outgoing characters to one of)
50 W( the following: NONE, SPACE, MARK, EVEN, or)49 W
14120 19880 MT
(ODD. On)
285 W( input, if parity is NONE, then the 8th bit is kept \050as data\051, otherwise it is stripped and)18 W
14120 20985 MT
(ignored. The)
560 W( parity setting applies to both terminal)
155 W( connection and file transfer.  If you set)154 W
14120 22090 MT
(parity to anything other than NONE, Kermit-86 will attempt to use "8th)
10 W( bit prefixing" to transfer)11 W
14120 23195 MT
(binary files.  If the other KERMIT is also capable)
70 W( of 8th bit prefixing, then binary files can be)69 W
14120 24300 MT
(transferred successfully; if not, the 8th bit of each data byte will be lost \050you will)
40 W( see a warning)41 W
14120 25405 MT
(on your screen if this happens\051.)SH
10120 26982 MT
(PORT)SH
14120 XM
(Allows you to switch between different communication ports on the PC.  This command)
61 W( is not)60 W
14120 28087 MT
(available on all systems.)SH
10120 29664 MT
(TIMER ON \050or OFF\051)SH
14120 30769 MT
(Enable or disable the timeout facility.)
89 W( The)
426 W( timer is off by default, because in the normal case)88 W
14120 31874 MT
(KERMIT-86 is communicating)
61 W( with a mainframe KERMIT that has its own timer.  Mainframe)62 W
14120 32979 MT
(KERMIT timers tend to)
47 W( be more precise or adaptable to changing conditions.  You should SET)46 W
14120 34084 MT
(TIMER ON)
65 W( if you are communicating with another KERMIT that does not have a timer.  You)66 W
14120 35189 MT
(should SET TIMER OFF if you are communicating over a network with long delays.)SH
10120 36766 MT
(WARNING ON \050or OFF\051)SH
14120 37871 MT
(Warn user of filename)
5 W( conflicts when receiving files from remote host, and attempt to generate a)6 W
14120 38976 MT
(unique name by adding ")SH
/Courier SF
(&)SH
/Times-Roman SF
(" characters to the given name.  OFF by default.)SH
6120 40767 MT
(SHOW)SH
10120 XM
(Show the current settings of the SET parameters.)SH
6120 42344 MT
(TAKE)SH
10120 XM
(Take KERMIT-86 commands from the specified)
47 W( file.  The file should not contain any TAKE commands;)46 W
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(nested command files do not work.)SH
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(LOCAL)SH
10120 XM
(This is a prefix for local file management commands, to distinguish them from remote file management)87 W
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(commands \050which aren't implemented yet\051.  The LOCAL prefix is)
23 W( optional; if left off, the commands will)22 W
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(be performed locally.)SH
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(SPACE)SH
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(Show how much space is used and remaining on the current disk.)SH
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(DIRECTORY)SH
18120 XM
(Provide a directory)
14 W( listing for the current disk, showing the name and size of each file.)15 W
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(A filespec may be given to select only a certain file or wildcard file group.)SH
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(DELETE)SH
18120 XM
(Delete the specified files from the current disk.)SH
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(TYPE)SH
18120 XM
(A wildcard filespec is accepted and files)
195 W( displayed alphabetically.  The display is)194 W
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(paged in Unix fashion with ")7 W
/Courier SF
(--more--)SH
/Times-Roman SF
(" displayed on the last line.)
7 W( Typein)
266 W( options at)8 W
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(that point can be obtained by hitting a ')SH
/Courier SF
(?)SH
/Times-Roman SF
('.)SH
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(1.2. Installation:)SH
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(CP/M-86 KERMIT is broken up into several source modules:)SH
/Courier SF
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(C86CMD.A86)SH
/Times-Roman SF
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(Command parser)SH
/Courier SF
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(C86FIL.A86)SH
/Times-Roman SF
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(File handler)SH
/Courier SF
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(C86Xxx.A86)SH
/Times-Roman SF
22920 XM
(System Dependent I/O)SH
/Courier SF
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(C86KER.A86)SH
/Times-Roman SF
22920 XM
(Main Program)SH
/Courier SF
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(C86PRO.A86)SH
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22920 XM
(Protocol Module)SH
/Courier SF
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(C86TRM.A86)SH
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(Terminal Emulation)SH
/Courier SF
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(C86UTL.A86)SH
/Times-Roman SF
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(Utilities)SH
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(The main program module,)43 W
/Courier SF
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(C86KER.A86)SH
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(, contains INCLUDE directives for the)
43 W( other files.  The C86Xxx module)42 W
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(is stored with "xx" replaced by codes denoting the machine)
17 W( for which the program is being built -- RB for Rainbow,)18 W
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(AP for NEC APC,)
88 W( etc.  The program may be built on the CP/M-86 system by obtaining all the source files listed)87 W
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(above, storing them on the current disk)
19 W( with the names indicated, renaming the appropriate)20 W
/Courier SF
45215 XM
(C86Xxx.A86)SH
/Times-Roman SF
51485 XM
(file to be)20 W
/Courier SF
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(C86XXX.A86)SH
/Times-Roman SF
(, and then doing:)SH
/Courier SF
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(ASM86 C86KER $PZ)SH
/Times-Roman SF
23880 XM
(\050takes about 6 minutes on the Rainbow\051)SH
/Courier SF
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(GENCMD C86KER)SH
/Times-Roman SF
23880 XM
(\050takes less than a minute\051)SH
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(and, if desired,)SH
/Courier SF
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(REN KERMIT.CMD=C86KER.CMD)SH
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(1.3. DEC Rainbow 100 Support)SH
10 /Times-Roman AF
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(Kermit-86 runs on the DEC Rainbow 100 or 100+ under CP/M-86/80, version 1 or 2, on the 8088 side.  It uses)
45 W( the)44 W
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(built-in firmware to emulate a VT102 ANSI terminal during CONNECT, and runs well at speeds up to 9600 baud.)SH
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(You should be able to download the program using the old KERMIT on the)
120 W( Z80 side \050Rainbow Kermit, VT180)121 W
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(Kermit, or generic CP/M-80 Kermit will do the job, but only under DEC CP/M-86/80)
119 W( version 1.0\051, or an earlier)118 W
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(version of Kermit-86.)SH
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(If you)
237 W( don't have an earlier version of KERMIT, then follow the directions for installing KERMIT-80 \050yes,)238 W
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(KERMIT-80\051 in the KERMIT-80 section of the)67 W
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(Kermit User Guide)66 W
/Times-Roman SF
(, but send the Kermit-86 hex file instead.  This)66 W
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(works because the Rainbow can run CP/M-80 programs like DDT.)SH
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(Another way to get Kermit onto your Rainbow for the first time would be from a DEC VT-180 diskette.)
25 W( A)
302 W( VT-180)26 W
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(can use its own Kermit to load Rainbow)
36 W( Kermit onto its disk, which can then be read directly by a Rainbow.  Also,)35 W
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(note that VT-180 Kermit-80 can actually run on the Rainbow on the Z80)
103 W( side under DEC CP/M-86/80 version 1)104 W
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(\050but not version 2 or higher\051, at speeds of 1800 baud or lower.)SH
14 /Times-Bold AF
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(1.4. NEC Advanced Personal Computer Support)SH
10 /Times-Roman AF
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(\050Contributed by Ron Blanford, University of Washington\051)SH
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(Currently only)
5 W( the standard serial port is supported, and not the H14 auxiliary port.  The SET PORT command is not)4 W
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(implemented.)SH
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(While in Kermit's terminal emulation mode, local commands are initiated by a two-character sequence)
13 W( consisting of)14 W
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(the "escape character" followed by one other character identifying the command.  \050Make the second character a '?')49 W
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(to see a list of the)
38 W( valid commands.\051  As distributed, the standard Kermit-86 uses the control-backslash character as)39 W
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(the escape character in terminal mode.  The trouble is that the CP/M-86 BIOS in the APC ignores a keyboard)
39 W( entry)38 W
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(of Control-\134 \050i.e. holding down the CTRL key while striking the '\134' key\051, making)
36 W( it difficult \050impossible\051 to use this)37 W
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(method to get out of terminal mode.)SH
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(One solution is to perform a "SET ESCAPE ^" command before entering terminal mode to)
173 W( change the escape)172 W
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(character to)
5 W( a caret \050or any other character the APC keyboard will generate\051.  This command could be placed in your)6 W
/Courier SF
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(KERMIT.INI)SH
/Times-Roman SF
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(file for automatic execution every time Kermit is started.)SH
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(The simpler solution is)
6 W( to realize that the character code for a Control-\134 is a hexadecimal 1C, and that this is the code)5 W
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(generated by)
33 W( the INS key on the numeric keypad.  Once you can remember that every reference to Control-\134 should)34 W
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(be interpreted as a reference to the INS key, this is actually easier to use than the two-key Control-\134 sequence.)SH
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(In the standard CP/M-86 BIOS, the unshifted DEL key generates)
66 W( a Control-X character \050hexadecimal 18\051.  This is)65 W
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(Kermit User Guide: CP/M-86 KERMIT 1.4)SH
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(the CP/M command to erase the current input line, and is very useful)
26 W( for local processing.  Most mainframes do not)27 W
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(use the)
86 W( Control-X character at all, so it becomes much less useful during terminal emulation.  The DEL character)85 W
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(\050hexadecimal 7F\051, on the other hand, is often used by mainframes and can only be generated on the)
18 W( APC by holding)19 W
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(down the SHIFT key while striking the DEL key \050this capability is not mentioned anywhere in the documentation\051.)SH
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(Because the Control-X character is so seldom used while the DEL character)
115 W( is commonly used, the initialization)114 W
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(procedure in Kermit-86 modifies the CP/M-86 BIOS so that the DEL key)
144 W( generates the DEL character whether)145 W
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(shifted or not.  Control-X can still be generated if necessary by holding down the CTRL key while striking the 'X')50 W
6120 17454 MT
(key. The)
250 W( CP/M-86 BIOS is returned to its original state when Kermit terminates.)SH
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(The APC uses escape sequences which have been standardized by the)
SH( American National Standards Institute \050ANSI\051)1 W
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(to control cursor)
140 W( movement, screen erasing, and character attribute manipulation.  Perhaps the best-known other)139 W
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(terminal which follows ANSI guidelines is the DEC VT100.  The APC only recognizes a few of the more important)19 W
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(ANSI commands, and not the complete set which the VT100 supports.)SH
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(The ANSI/VT100 features that the NEC APC supports are:)SH
/Symbol SF
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(\267)SH
/Times-Roman SF
8620 XM
(direct cursor addressing \050by row and column\051)SH
/Symbol SF
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(\267)SH
/Times-Roman SF
8620 XM
(relative cursor addressing \050up, down, left, right\051)SH
/Symbol SF
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(\267)SH
/Times-Roman SF
8620 XM
(line erasing \050cursor to end, beginning to cursor, entire line\051)SH
/Symbol SF
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(\267)SH
/Times-Roman SF
8620 XM
(screen erasing \050cursor to end, beginning to cursor, entire screen\051)SH
/Symbol SF
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(\267)SH
/Times-Roman SF
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(character attributes \050underline, reverse video, blink, but not bold\051)SH
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(In addition, the first four grey function keys \050unshifted\051 generate the escape sequences associated with)
42 W( PF1 through)41 W
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(PF4 on the VT100 keyboard.  The arrow keys and numeric keypad DO NOT generate the corresponding VT100)113 W
6120 36334 MT
(sequences.)SH
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(These functions are enough to)
84 W( support simple command line editing on most systems, and allow mailers or paged)83 W
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(file display programs to clear the screen before each display.  Underlining and reverse video are also)
25 W( useful in some)26 W
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(applications. This)
318 W( is not enough to support the more sophisticated screen control required by screen editors such as)34 W
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(EMACS or KED.  In addition, due to a bug in the implementation of the)
80 W( CP/M-86 BIOS, the sequence ordinarily)81 W
6120 43510 MT
(used to home the)
75 W( cursor \050esc [ H\051 does not work correctly; a patch for CP/M to correct this problem is distributed)74 W
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(with APC Kermit-86.)SH
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(Index)SH
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(APC 5)400 W
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(Baud 3)400 W
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(BYE 3)400 W
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(Connect 2)400 W
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(Debugging 3)400 W
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(DEC Rainbow)
SH( 5)400 W
12280 19669 MT
(Eighth-Bit Prefix)
SH( 4)400 W
12280 20593 MT
(Escape Character)
SH( 2,)
400 W( 3)SH
12280 22441 MT
(File-Warning 2)400 W
12280 23365 MT
(FINISH 3)400 W
12280 24289 MT
(Flow Control)
SH( 3)400 W
12280 26137 MT
(GET 2)400 W
12280 27985 MT
(IBM 3)400 W
12280 29833 MT
(Local 1)400 W
12280 30757 MT
(Local-Echo 3)400 W
12280 31681 MT
(LOG 4)400 W
12280 32605 MT
(LOGOUT 3)400 W
12280 34453 MT
(NAK 1)400 W
12280 35377 MT
(NEC Advanced Personal Computer)
SH( 5)400 W
12280 37225 MT
(Parity 4)400 W
12280 39073 MT
(Rainbow 100)
SH( 5)400 W
12280 39997 MT
(RECEIVE 2)400 W
12280 41845 MT
(SEND 2)400 W
12280 42769 MT
(SET 3)400 W
12280 43693 MT
(SHOW 4)400 W
12280 45541 MT
(TAKE 4)400 W
12280 46465 MT
(Timeout 1)400 W
12280 47389 MT
(TIMER 4)400 W
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(Virtual Terminal)
SH( 2)400 W
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(Warning 4)400 W
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(CP/M-86 Kermit)SH
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(Table of Contents)SH
12 SS 
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(1. CP/M-86 KERMIT)SH
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(1)SH
10 SS 
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(1.1. Kermit-86 Commands)SH
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(2)SH
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(1.2. Installation:)SH
54580 XM
(4)SH
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(1.3. DEC Rainbow 100 Support)SH
54580 XM
(5)SH
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(1.4. NEC Advanced Personal Computer Support)SH
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(5)SH
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(Index)SH
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(7)SH
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