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From: dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave Schaumann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: !!!!!!!HELP!!!!!!
Message-ID: <1525@caslon.cs.arizona.edu>
Date: 21 May 91 04:39:20 GMT
References: <91140.181916U43428@uicvm.uic.edu>
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson
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In article <91140.181916U43428@uicvm.uic.edu> U43428@uicvm.uic.edu writes:
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>Hello fellow Amiga users. I have resently purchased an A500 and having a few
>problems to go along with it. I have the Jr Comm terminal program and I was
>wondering if there was an way that I might be able to transfer text files
>between my school main frame account and my Amiga. The computer center on
>campus said that I would need somthing called Amiga Kermit. I have looked for
>this terminal program for quit sometime now but have found no luck. If any of
>the more advanced Amiga users out there have an advice for me please reply.

Well, if you must use Kermit, you can't use JR-Comm (at the moment -- you
will be able to do Kermit transfers in an upcoming revision).  There is a
VT100 emulator cleverly called "VT100" available on Fish disk #330 which
does support Kermit transfers.

Alternatively (and preferrably, IMHO), you should see if your machine supports
ZModem (much faster than Kermit).  JR-Comm does support ZModem very nicely.
Usually, if you have ZModem, it will be supported with the commands "sz" (for
Send Zmodem) and "rz" (for Receive Zmodem).  If your machine doesn't have
sz and rz resident, you may still be able to install it in your personal
binaries, as the source is available for a variety of machines.  (However,
I believe that ZModem requires an 8-bit data path).

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