Using MS-DOS Kermit: Connecting Your PC to the Electronic World/Book and Disk (Networking)
by Christine M. Gianone
Category: Computers

A book/disk package for connecting with the world using your PC and MS-DOS Kermit. Using MS-DOS Kermit is a book/disk package designed to help both technical and non-technical PC users alike to link their IBM PCs, PS/2s, or compatibles to other computers and data services - e.g., Dow Jones News/Retrieval, MCI Mail, databases like BBS, DIALOG or TYMNET, and any mainframe - throughout the world. Based on the author's close involvement with development and distribution of the Kermit transfer protocol, the guide supplies easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, meticulously compiled tables, and at-a-glance information on important areas. The latest version of MS-DOS Kermit is included with the book and provides: * Communication support for serial ports, modems, and PC networks - Novell, AT&T, IBM, TCP/IP, DECnet, and many more * DEC VT320, VT220, VT100, and other terminal emulations, with screen rollback and capture, colors, printer control, and flexible key mappings, plus Tektronix graphics * Reliable transfer of text and binary files * International character sets, including Cyrillic text file transfer * A powerful script language for automated operations * An easy-to-use dialing directory