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From: sentinel@killer.UUCP (The Sentinel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Kermit 2.0-- was :Re: vt100 on C-64 wanted - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 18-Aug-87 05:46:43 EDT
Article-I.D.: killer.1354
Posted: Tue Aug 18 05:46:43 1987
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Keywords: Auto dial, Questions, termcap problems, etc.

In article <401@astroatc.UUCP>, brucec@astroatc.UUCP (Bruce Cantrall) writes:
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> 
> I also have been using the 2.0 Version of Kermit and really like it.
> I cannnot seem to find the way to do any auto-dialing with Kermit.

    Well, it's not your fault that you can't find any way to autodial with
Kermit, because there isn't any.  Except for major changes to the screen
drivers and a few minor things elsewhere, Kermit 2.0 is largely the same as
the versions that went before it... the earlier versions were meant mainly
as file transfer utilities, not as general purpose terminal programs, so no
support for autodialing was ever added.
    As far as I know, autodialing is not on the list of improvements for the
next release of C-64 Kermit.  You can suggest it, though.  But I don't think
that a full autodialer will ever be added... perhaps a command like
"dial 555-1234" might be included, but that would hardly be better than going
to terminal mode and typing ATDTwhatever (since you indicated you use a
Hayes modem).

> I load a program I wrote myself and login to the system and as soon as
> the login is sucessful, I cycle the power on the C-64 and boot Kermit.
> It works OK, I guess.  I am going to try to relocate Kermit somewhere else
> in memory and add my auto-dial routines to the boot program.
> 
> Is there an easier way of doing this?

    Not really.  Perhaps you could try having your program LOAD and RUN
the main Kermit program... it will LOAD just fine without the autoboot
loader, and it can be RUN directly.  If your dialing program is in BASIC,
just end it with a LOAD"KERMIT",8...

> Also, Why does my unix vax say that the Termcap for vt100 not have a sysline 
> ability?  Can Someone send me their .login that works with the normal sysline?

    I'm not sure whether a real VT-100 actually has a status line or not, but
the regular Unix termcap file does not recognize it regardless.  Anyway, the
required stuff to add oon to the VT-100 termcap definition is:

    "hs:ts=\E7\E[m\E[25;0H:fs=\E8:ds=\E7\E[25;0H\E[2K\E8"

    You need to add this to the regular VT-100 definition.  You can either do
it on the fly with a statement in your .login, or create a separate entry.  I
prefer the latter method, as I have built up a library of terminal definitions
for various C-64 and C-128 programs, and various configurations of those
programs (i.e. one with reverse video, one with high intensity, etc.).  Or
you can get your system administrator to add another entry to the master
termcap file, for "VT-100 with status line".

> I enjoy seeing a little more traffic on this newsgroup.... Let's keep it
> going! 
> 
> 
>  "The answer to life, the universe and everything isn't 42, it's  ^q!"
>     Bruce Cantrall                Astronautics Technology Center
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