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From: jgreco@archimedes.math.uwm.edu (Joe Greco)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: still can't get kermit to work
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Date: 25 Mar 90 00:10:05 GMT
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In article <26771@siemens.siemens.com> hampel@demon.UUCP (Ken Hampel) writes:
>I desperately want to use kermit.  I ftp'd it from washington onto a
>VAX.  I then downloaded boot-kermit, kermit.ini, and kermit to my C64
>using xmodem - all binary transfers.  I load"boot-kermit",8,1 and run.
>I get:
>65,NO BLOCK,00,00
>and the red light stays on.  I run it again and get:
>65,NO BLOCK,01,01
>then I get
>65,NO BLOCK,01,02.
>Meanwhile, checking the directory reveals that my available blocks are
>steadily decreasing.  Any suggestions?

Yes, "boot-kermit" is for the C128,  I believe it is used to make an auto-
boot sector for Kermit

Load "kermit2.2" from C64 mode, and run it.  Also, validate your disk 
open15,8,15,"v0"   to recover the lost blocks.

... Joe