From: kentsu@microsoft.com (Kent Sullivan)
Subject: Commodore Kermit stuff now available via Columbia U. archives
Date: 02 Oct 92 04:38:48 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corp.
Keywords: Commodore 64 128 Kermit SwiftLink-232

Here are a couple of announcements that I wrote and that recently appeared in
the "Info-Kermit" digest, the official electronic newsletter about Kermit.  (You
can read the whole newsletter by subscribing to the "comp.protocols.kermit"
newsgroup.)

Readers of comp.sys.cbm will find some of this info familiar; SL-232 Kermit has
been available on milton.u.washington.edu since late May.  For those of you
not familiar with the Kermit archives, they are located on an anonymous-access
FTP server named watsun.cc.columbia.edu.  All of the files in kermit/c are
there for people who don't already have a program with which to download Kermit
to their C-64 or C-128.  A very simple terminal program is provided so that
you can "bootstrap" a copy.  It's not fun, it takes a while to do, but it does
provide a way to get Kermit if you're stuck otherwise.

If you do have a way to transfer CBM binary SDAs to your C-64 or C-128, don't
bother bootstrapping a copy the hard way.  Instead, grab the SDAs from milton
or from kermit/bin on watsun.  SDAs of standard (non-SL) Kermit are available
both places too.


Announcement #1:

From: Kent Sullivan <kentsu@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 729 15:09:44 PDT
Subject: Announcing Commodore 64/128 Kermit Version 2.2 for the SwiftLink-232
Keywords: Commodore 64 Kermit, SwiftLink-232

Commodore 64/128 Kermit version 2.2 for the SwiftLink-232 serial
interface is now available.  This special adaptation of Commodore
Kermit supports modems interfaced via the SwiftLink-232 serial port
interface only.  As such, this version is not considered to be a
general upgrade from the existing Kermit v2.2.

The SwiftLink-232 is a third-party, high-speed serial interface for the
Commodore 64/128.  With this interface, higher serial communication
speeds are possible.  Kermit for the SwiftLink-232 supports
communication speeds of 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600 bps.
Information on ordering a SwiftLink-232 from its manufacturer (Creative
Micro Designs) is provided in the file C64SLK.TXT in the Kermit
archives (kermit/c directory).

Commodore Kermit, both for the standard C-64/128 and the SwiftLink-232,
may be downloaded from the Kermit archives or obtained on a CBM floppy
disk.  For instructions on downloading Kermit from the archives, see
either C64KER.AAA (standard) or C64SLK.AAA (SwiftLink-232) in the
kermit/c directory.  For instructions on obtaining Kermit on a floppy
disk, see the same files or send electronic mail to Kent Sullivan
(kentsu@microsoft.com).

Many thanks to Matthew Sorrels and Ray Moody for making this program a reality.

[Ed. - And thanks to Kent for putting everything together and sending it in!
See next message for details about the files.]

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Announcement #2:

From: Kent Sullivan <kentsu@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 729 19:17:48 PDT
Subject: Reorganization and Updating of Commodore Kermit Files
Keywords: Commodore 64 Kermit

Following the release of C-64/128 Kermit for the SwiftLink-232
interface (see previous announcement), all of the C-64/128 Kermit v2.2
files have been re-organized and updated.  Some files have changed,
some have been deleted, and some new files have been created.  However,
the actual Kermit v2.2 program has not changed.  Below is a summary of
the major changes:

1) New Kermit v2.2 for the SwiftLink-232-interface-only released.

2) Documentation (C64KER.DOC) updated to reflect new native-media distribution
   arrangements and terms.

3) New "read me first" help file (C64KER.AAA for standard Kermit, C64SLK.AAA
   for SwiftLink-232 Kermit) created.

4) New instructions file (C64KER.PAL) created for modifying standard Kermit to
   run on European (PAL) C-64s and C-128s.

5) New utility to create an autoboot sector (C-128s only) for standard Kermit
   (C64KER.SEC) and SwiftLink-232 Kermit (C64SLK.SEC) added.

6) Bootstrapping utility (C64BOOT.BAS and C64BOOT.C) completely re-written to
   be more user-friendly and robust.  Many thanks to Matt Sorrels and Ray
   Moody for overhauling this utility.

7) Binary versions of the Kermit files placed in the kermit/bin directory of
   the Kermit archives, as a convenience for those who can make use of them.

8) Outdated information in other files removed and/or updated.


Below is a summary of the Commodore Kermit file groups in kermit/c (Tape C):

C64BOOT.*    Bootstrapping utility for standard or SwiftLink-232 Kermit
 C64KER.*    Standard Commodore 64/128 Kermit v2.2
 C64SLK.*    Commodore 64/128 Kermit v2.2 for the SwiftLink-232 interface

Note that the C64DXL.* files have been deleted; they are no longer needed.

Below is a summary of the Commodore Kermit file groups in kermit/bin:

C64HELP.TXT  Short read-me file describing the binary files below
 C64KER.*    Binary collection of standard Commodore 64/128 Kermit v2.2 files
 C64SLK.SDA  Binary collection of Commodore 64/128 Kermit v2.2 files for the
             SwiftLink-232 interface

[Ed. - Note: these files have lowercase names on watsun.cc.columbia.edu
and uppercase names on BITNET KERMSRV@CUVMA.  The binary files are available
on watsun only; use FTP in binary mode to retrieve them (except note that
c64help.txt is actually a text file.]

--End of announcements--

-- 
Kent Sullivan - Microsoft Corporation  Redmond, WA - kentsu@microsoft.com

The opinions expressed in this article are my own and do not necessarily
reflect those of my employer.