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From: wilkes@beatnix..UUCP (John Wilkes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: DBW VT100 version 2.2 and kermit
Message-ID: <120@elxsi.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Nov-86 13:40:58 EST
Article-I.D.: elxsi.120
Posted: Mon Nov 10 13:40:58 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 12-Nov-86 03:05:55 EST
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Reply-To: wilkes@beatnix.UUCP (John Wilkes)
Organization: ELXSI Super Computers, San Jose
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Keywords: DBW's VT100 2.2, Kermit, SKEterm

[lineeaterfodder]

Well, I finally downloaded DBW's VT100 version 2.2, compiled with Manx, and
tried it out.  I find that I am unable to transfer files via Kermit.  I get
an error claiming "too many retries" or some such.  I know the Kermit on my
remote system works, because I am using a commercially available terminal
emulation package that has kermit protocol, and I have downloaded several
MB over the past 5 or 6 months.

Must I use a particular word size - parity - stop bit setting?  I am dialing
in over Telenet, and the port on the remote system is configured 8-none-1.
When I use the aforementioned commercially available package, it is set
to 7-none-2 (on the Amiga side, still 8-none-1 on the host side), and I have 
no problems.  In fact, that was the method used to download VT100 in the
first place.  I can reconfigure the remote port on the fly, so maybe I'll
just try all the possible combinations and see which (if any) work(s).

The commercially available terminal emulator package that I have been
using is SKEterm.  I've used it for many moons now, and I'd be happy to
review it for the net, if there's interest.  Capsule review: it's pretty
good, does vt100, kermit, xmodem, all of which work well.  My only complaints
have been in the ``user interface'' area: it uses old-fashioned text menus
requiring keyboard input, *never* uses the mouse.  Also, source code is
not available *:^{)# ...


-- John Wilkes --    UUCP: ihnp4!sun!elxsi!embos!wilkes
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# Furthermore, my Employer disclaims any knowledge of the above ramblings,
# which are clearly the product of a deranged mind.