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From: lane@u-mt.UUCP (Dick Lane)
Newsgroups: net.wanted,net.micro,net.micro.pc
Subject: KERMIT for DG/1 ?
Message-ID: <272@u-mt.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Dec-85 01:21:43 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 20 01:21:43 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Dec-85 01:26:12 EST
Organization: University of Montana, Missoula MT
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Keywords: file transfer, terminal emulation, KERMIT, Data General/One
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    Is there a version of KERMIT which is tailored to run on the Data
General/One ?  (A friend has bootstrapped the generic MS-DOS version to run on
the DG/1, we're looking now for a version adapted to the DG/1's communications
port.)  If you know where such a thing might exist, please send me Email with
pointers (path to me:  ... ! ucbvax ! ucdavis ! u-mt ! lane ), thanks.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    Some people here may want to consider a commercial program for file
transfers and terminal emulation.  Use of KERMIT protocol and VT100 emulation
seem most important, emulation of a Tektronix 4010 would be nice; our
communications are with DEC-20's, VAX's running Unix or VMS, and miscellaneous
MS-DOS machines (each has KERMIT).  The following table summarizes a few
features of some programs whose literature asserts they run on the DG/1.

		    File Transfer	Terminal Emulation	Copy
Program		ASCII	KERMIT	XMODEM	VT100	Tek4010		Protc'd	  Price
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PC-PLOT 	*			*	*		N	  $  95
COMMX/PC	*		*	*				  $  99
Crosstalk XVI	*		*	*			N	  $ 195
MITE/MS		*		*					  $ 195
poly-COM	*			*				  $ 200
Relay Gold	*	*	*	*			N	  $ 149
SmarTerm 100	*		*	*				  $ 175
Softerm PC	*		*	*			Y	  $ 195

    ZAP ($85), VTEK ($150), EM100 ($149) and EM4010 ($249) also seem
interesting (ZAP, VTEK and EM4010 will emulate a Tek4010) -- however, they do
not claim to work with the DG/1.  Perhaps the recent bargain price on DG/1's to
university students and faculty has created a larger market which will
encourage program developers to add the DG/1 to their repertoire.

    I would appreciate comments -- based upon experience -- about good or bad
features of those or other programs.  I will summarize to the net.

		Thanks	  --	Dick
-- 
US Mail :	Dick Lane,	University of Montana, Missoula, MT	59812
	    Department of Mathematical Sciences			Computer Center
phone :		(406) 243-2607					(406) 243-5455
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