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From: aliu@nunki.usc.edu (Terminal Entry)
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Subject: Re: Kermit + Batteries Included 80 column card
Summary: Kermit Upgrades...
Keywords: kermit, 2400, xmodem
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Date: 28 Jul 89 17:50:50 GMT
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In article <2387@pur-phy> ray@gibbs.physics.purdue.edu (Ray Moody) writes:

>    Right now, Commodore Kermit needs a C128 running in 2 Mhz mode in
>order to reach 2400 baud.  I plan to support 2400 baud on the C64 in
>the next release, though.
>								Ray

So you are one (?) of the  programmers that came up with kermit! Congrats!

If you plan to add 2400 baud to Kermit, would that be only 40 cols, or
Kermit+BI80 card? Or will it be available with the simulated 80 cols screen
now avilable? I'd think that that bit-mapped screen is a little slow for
2400bps, especially when it comes to scrolling...

(onw way that couldbe solved is by adding some sort of flow control (^S/^Q)
that would take care of buffer overflow, but that may not be so welcome when
used with certan programs).

Now, my major complaint about Kermit is... KERMIT (protocol)... It is slow,
old, and very unreliable. Will you be considering adding Xmodem or Ymodem
to the new version? (CRC would be nice)...

And finally... any "date of release" set yet?

                                                 Thanks.

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