Date: January 25, 1988
From: Lee-Hallin%LADC@BCO-MULTICS.ARPA
Subject: New Version of Honeywell CP-6 Kermit
Keywords: Honeywell CP-6
I've sent you a tape containing version 1.00 of Kermit that runs on Honeywell
machines running the CP-6 (Control Program 6) operating system.
The following are changes/additions made to CP-6 KERMIT since the original
version (0.95) was sent to Columbia University in December, 1985. Many
thanks to John Stewart of Carleton University, Tom Erskine of CRC, Mike
Iglesias of UC Irvine, and Mike Schmidt of Honeywell Bull, Canada, for their
help and supplied code.
. Recognize ARC and LIB as default binary file extensions.
. Optimize code that strips parity off incoming characters.
. Block move of packet data to eliminate looping.
. Eliminate redundant checksum calculation.
. Handle repeat counts in file name packet.
. Use FSFA on file that is being received or sent.
. Added the ability to specify up to two EOR characters instead of
assuming CR/LF. This is useful, for instance, when communicating with
some software on Apples.
. Fixed bug that caused KERMIT to Memory Fault if a 'LIST' command
was issued with no fid specified.
. Enhanced the SHOW command to show some of the SETable things that
it didn't before (EG, Binary EXtensions) as well as values for
all the new commands.
. The PARITY used for a transfer is now logged in the LOG file.
. The activation character for received packets is now included in
KERMIT "debug" files.
. Fixed bug that prevented records with embedded CR's from being
received correctly.
. Relaxed syntactical constraints on some commands so optional blanks
are permitted.
. Added the SET FILE PREFIX, SET FILE SUBDIRECTORY CHAR and
SET FILE SUBDIRECTORY { ON | OFF } commands.
. Made it possible to interrupt multiple file transfers so you can
quit the current file or the entire group of files.
. Added the CG and STATION options to allow transfers through ComGroups.
The following is a brief summary of what the files on this tape contain:
Distribution
Tape Name Name Description
HC6KERMIT_BLD HC6KER.BLD Steps to follow to build Kermit.
HC6KERMIT_C61 HC6KER.C61 An INCLUDE file used by both HC6KERMIT_PAR and
HC6KERMIT_PL6.
HC6KERMIT_DOC HC6KER.DOC Documentation for this version of Kermit.
HC6KERMIT_FCC HC6KER.FCC A formatted version of HC6KERMIT_DOC with
headings Fortran Carriage Control.
HC6KERMIT_HER HC6KER.HER A source file to a program called HERMAN that
creates a CP-6 HELP file that can then be used
by the CP-6 HELP facility.
HC6KERMIT_INS HC6KER.INS A command file that when executed on CP-6 will
ask the user three questions and then
will "edit" three other files and
change compile time switches, etc.,
based upon the answers to the three questions.
HC6KERMIT_JCL HC6KER.JCL A command file that will compile and
LINK KERMIT and create the HELP file for it.
HC6KERMIT_PAR HC6KER.PAR A source file that gets fed to a program
called PARTRGE (PARse TRee GEnerator) which
will in turn create a file that will get
"LINKed" with the object from the main program.
HC6KERMIT_PL6 HC6KER.PL6 The main Kermit source program that gets fed
to the PL-6 compiler.
HC6KERMIT_UPD HC6KER.UPD The update history of CP-6 Kermit.
I hope to have another version in about two months that will include long
packets and maybe sliding windows.
- Lee Hallin -
Honeywell Bull
5250 West Century Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045
(213) 649-6870 x317
[Ed. - Many thanks, Lee! The new files are in KER:HC6*.*, available via
anonymous FTP from CU20B.COLUMBIA.EDU, and HC6* * available from
KERMSRV at CUVMA via BITNET.]