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From: stever@videovax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Working VT100 2.6?
Message-ID: <4281@videovax.Tek.COM>
Date: Mon, 16-Mar-87 10:42:29 EST
Article-I.D.: videovax.4281
Posted: Mon Mar 16 10:42:29 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 18-Mar-87 03:03:17 EST
References: <11@esunix.UUCP> <540@puff.WISC.EDU> <195@gmu90x.UUCP> <807@linus.UUCP>
Reply-To: stever@videovax.Tek.COM (Steven E. Rice, P.E.)
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Organization: Tektronix Television Systems, Beaverton, Oregon
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Summary: Try Amiga Kermit for file transfers.

In article <807@linus.UUCP>, Steven D. Litvintchouk (sdl@linus.UUCP) writes:

> . . .

> I've also had the problem with UNIX Kermit, even with VT100 version
> 2.4 (when I compiled it with Lattice).  When I attempt to transfer an
> ASCII text file from a UNIX VAX to my Amiga, the transfer seems to
> work OK, but the file ends up on my Amiga as a lot of random binary
> gibberish.  Neither CRLF nor Image mode work.  So I've temporarily
> gone back to XMODEM.
> 
> Before I attempt to compile VT100 v2.6 thru Lattice, does anyone have
> any suggestions for this problem?  Thanx in advance!!

A serious, straight-faced [ 8^| ] suggestion -- get a copy of Amiga Kermit!
For large file transfers, it's hard to beat!

I use vt100 version 2.4, compiled with Lattice 3.03, for terminal emulation
and enjoy it.  I have had no problems with it (other than not having the
time to dig into it and find out why it doesn't auto-wrap).  But Amiga
Kermit has the ability to control transfers from a "take file" -- a file
containing a sequence of Kermit commands.  I have a shell script on our
VAX to generate the script, so I can copy a disk-full while I sleep.

I have had no problems with Amiga Kermit on either ASCII or binary files.
(Well, one slight problem -- on certain ASCII files, the trailing newline
is omitted.  Make the file one character longer and it transfers correctly.
Annoying, but not very serious.)  I have version 4D(060) on my Amiga and
4D(061) on the VAX.  Try it.  You'll like it.

					Steve Rice

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