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From: ajq@mace.cc.purdue.edu (John O'Malley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MacKermit
Summary: Getting the latest version will probably solve problems.
Message-ID: <812@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 6 Oct 88 16:15:14 GMT
References: <13884@mimsy.UUCP>
Reply-To: ajq@mace.cc.purdue.edu.UUCP (John O'Malley)
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
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In article <13884@mimsy.UUCP> folta@tove.umd.edu.UUCP (Wayne Folta) writes:
>
>I am having problems with the font used in Kermit on my Mac SE.  
>... the font is *very* scrunched up ...
>I am using CKMKER 0.8(35) -- June 1987

Everyone's been asking questions about MacKermit lately, so I thought I'd
post this response.

From your posting, Wayne, it sounds like you're using an old version of
Kermit.  Get a copy of the latest version from the info-mac archives
at sumex-aim.stanford.edu (or from any of several other sources).

The latest version of MacKermit (to my knowledge) is 0.9(40).  Here's
a small summary of its features:
	- the screen font is readable no matter what disk you boot
	  from (fixing a bug from some previous versions)
	- supports extended-length packet Kermit protocol file transfers
	- works well with the latest versions of C-Kermit, the mainframe-
	  side of Kermit file transfers
	- doesn't come with key mappings like BREAK, but you can set
	  them yourself by choosing "Set key macros" from the Settings
	  menu (eliminating the need for the CKMKER program) and then
	  you can save your settings to a file
	- does session and transaction logs, and saves them to a file
	- even parity works (it didn't in an earlier version)
	- communicates well with MS-Kermit (Kermit on MS-DOS computers)
	  for direct-link long-packet file transfers between PC and Mac
	- works in MultiFinder, though I haven't tested background
	  file transfers
	- works well on the Mac Plus, SE, and II

Feel free to mail me with any not-too-technical Kermit questions you have.
The above summary should answer some of the recent batch of postings.


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