IBM PC KERMIT VERSION 2.30 DISTRIBUTION DISKETTE INFORMATION January, 1988 The IBM PC implemention of MS-DOS Kermit Version 2.30 runs on the entire IBM PC family, including the PC, XT, AT, Portable PC, PCjr, PC Convertible, and the PS/2 series, true IBM-compatibles like the Compaq, AT&T 6300, and the DEC VAXmate, and near-compatibles like the Heath/Zenith 100 with UCI EZPC board, Olivetti M24, Seequa Chameleon, and the Data General/1. This diskette contains the following files: Approximate Name Size Description KERMIT.EXE 86K IBM PC Kermit KERMIT.PIF 2K Microsoft Windows PIF file instructions GERMIT.EXE 58K Generic MS-DOS Kermit MSKERMIT.INI 1K A sample initialization file for KERMIT.EXE MSKERM.DOC 263K ** MS-DOS Kermit manual, plain ASCII text MSKERM.HLP 12K A summary of MS-Kermit commands MSKERM.BWR 11K List of known restrictions, bugs, etc. MSR230.UPD 12K Version 2.30 release notes MSBPCT.BAS 3K BASIC program to decode .BOO files (for new releases) MSBPCT.ASM 8K An assembler version of the same program (faster) MSBPCT.C 5K A C-language version of the same program (faster) MSBPCT.EXE 11K Runnable version of MSBPCT.C MSBMKB.C 11K C program for making .EXE files into .BOO files MSBMKB.EXE 23K Runnable version of MSBMKB.C SCANCHEK.C 13K C-language Source for SCANCHECK.EXE SCANCHEK.EXE 9K A program to check IBM PC keyboard scan codes ** An 86K abridged version, MSKERM.ABR, is included on the 360K 5.25" diskettes due to lack of space for the complete file. Be sure to read the MSKERM.BWR file before trying to use the new version, or reporting any problems with it. Space does not permit including the assembler source for the Kermit program, but it can be ordered on magnetic tape from Columbia University, or obtained over various computer networks or from dialup hosts (but note that Columbia will always have the most up-to-date set of source files). The generic version of Kermit may be run on non-IBM (and on IBM-incompatible) MS-DOS machines for which you do not have a specific Kermit program. The .BOO file programs are useful for encoding binary files as printable text (.BOO) files and decoding them back into their original form, for convenient shipping over communication lines, networks, or electronic mail. New versions of Kermit are often distributed in .BOO format. For a current list of available Kermit versions, documentation, ordering information, and a statement of commercial policy, write to: Kermit Distribution Columbia University Center for Computing Activities 612 West 115th Street New York, NY 10025 For further information about Kermit, consult the Kermit User Guide or the book "Kermit, A File Tranfer Protocol" by Frank da Cruz, Digital Press, Bedford MA 01730 (1987), order number EY-6705E-DP, call 1-800-343-8321 to 9 order. This diskette may be freely reproduced and shared, so long as it is not done for commercial gain. Please use Kermit only for peaceful and humane purposes.