Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!ucbvax!KSUVM.BITNET!PARSONS From: PARSONS@KSUVM.BITNET (Scott Parish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit Subject: Using Kermit/65 with DOS 3.0 Message-ID: <8809301304.AA03617@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: 30 Sep 88 12:06:00 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 28 Although Dos 3.0 is perhaps the worst in the world, it was the Dos I was stuck with when I first purchased my 1050. I have obtained a partial copy (DOS.SYS and DUP.SYS ONLY/no convert utility) of Dos 2.5. Problem: I have programs saved on Dos 3.0 disks that I would like to switch over to Dos 2.5 using Kermit/65 under Dos 3.0 to transfer programs to the mainframe at school and then using Kermit/65 under Dos 2.5 to get them back. This sounds rather easy, but when using Kermit under Dos 3.0 after connecting and pressing 'A' as in Attention to start dialing out, the send data light on the modem goes on (constant, non-blinking) and the 'A' is repeated across the screen. More: I am operating a vinilla 800, 1050 drive, P:R: Connection, and Anchor modem. I have scanned the limited Dos 3.0 manual, and it appears from the limited memory map that Dos 2.5 and 3.0 occupy the same base memory locations. All the other functions of Kermit are supported (ie rename, erase, dir) with no problems. The problem occurs in any terminal emulation mode and under any graphics display method. The only problem lies in dialing out (so far that is). Any reason why 3.0, that opperates in the same memory constraints as 2.5, would cause such a bug in a perfectly healthy program? Anyone know how to solve this problem outright (besides getting a complete version of Dos 2.5 and just converting the Dos 3.0 files back to Dos 2.5)? Any suggestions on what may be happening? Anything? Thanks, Parsons@KSUVM Parsons@KSUVM.KSU.EDU Scott Parish Acknowledge-To: