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From: SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: apple II gif files and Kermit
Message-ID: <8810110645.aa09653@SMOKE.BRL.MIL>
Date: 11 Oct 88 04:25:59 GMT
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>        I own an unenhanced IIe with a simple composite monitor.
>
>        Also, I have Kermit 3.84 and it will not work on my machine without
>dropping characters.  I have a 65C02 in my Apple, but do not have the full
>enhancement.  Also have a Apple Super Serial Card and Packard Bell PB2400plus
>external modriend has told me, Kermit uses the enhanced video roms and that
>would explain part of my problem.  So, is there a Kermit that will work
>with the unenhanced IIe AND offer VT100?

Kermit 3.84 works on MY unenhanced //e with a Super Serial Card (and
SET FLOW XON) without dropping characters.  There is a well known glitch
in the unenhanced //e ROM that causes some character loss even with
SSC interrupts enabled.  I haven't seen a mainframe host that doesn't
support XON/XOFF.  HOWEVER, I understand that XON/XOFF flow control won't
avoid the problem with some UNIX editors.  Maybe someone knows whether
you can add the enhanced ROM and leave out the "mousetext" chip and solve
the problem (which I think will give you a "fix" without making your
//e incompatible with some pre-mousetext software - otherwise, why not
enhance?).

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