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From: ugbowen@sunybcs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: c64 kermit
Message-ID: <2643@sunybcs.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Mar-87 10:20:43 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 20 10:20:43 1987
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References: <315@sdics.ucsd.EDU>
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Reply-To: ugbowen@joey.UUCP (Devon Bowen)
Organization: SUNY/Buffalo Computer Science
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Keywords: c64 kermit

In article <315@sdics.ucsd.EDU> lopes@sdics.ucsd.EDU (alann lopes) writes:
>
>When kermit loads up it tells us that it is in 40
>column mode. Can one assume that there is an 80
>column mode? Or are they just teasing us?
 
There is an 80 column mode. Mine defaults to it. It uses the graphics screen
to print the characters, so is not very readable without a monochrome monitor.

>What the hell terminal does this
>Kermit emulate?
 
There is a mode that emulates a vt-52. It's not bad, I've used it quite a
bit, but my Kermit can only go 300 baud. So it's not really worth doing
much work with it.

There is help built right into the program. At the main prompt a '?' (I
think) will give a brief description of all the commands. At any point
in typing a command you can press the '?' to find out all your next options.
For example...just typing a '?' will reviel that there is a SET command.
Now typing 'SET ?' will print all the things you can set, and PARITY is one
of them. Now 'SET PARITY ?' will print all the ways parity can be set, one of
which is EVEN. Now you have 'SET PARITY EVEN' and press return, and your
parity will be set. All the help menus work in this way...but it doesn't
tell you that. It took me a few weeks to figure this out too.

Both setting the 80-column screen and turning the vt-52 emulator on is
done with the SET command (I think). After you get the terminal the way
you want it you can also save the parameters to disk and it will auto-boot
them next time you load up. The command is SAVE or something like that.

Good luck.

                                   Devon Bowen (KA2NRC)
                                   University of Buffalo

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