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From: ray@maxwell.physics.purdue.edu (Ray Moody)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: "officializing" Commodore-64/Commodore-128 Kermit
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Date: 25 Feb 89 05:27:03 GMT
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    I have been waiting for Columbia University (official mantainers of the
Kermit archives) to make an announcement before I make Commodore Kermit version
2.2 official.  I have been waiting for a long time, and nothing has happened
yet, so here goes.

    (The binary files that I mention at the end of this announcement have just
recently been placed in the directory c64kermit on Maxwell.Physics.Purdue.Edu.
If you have access to FTP on any sane machine (i.e., one with eight bit bytes),
then this is the easiest way to obtain a copy of Kermit)

    And finally, many people have asked about the Version 2.2 documentation.
The Version 2.2 documentation is also available from Maxwell.Physics.Purdue.Edu
in the directory c64kermit.

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                                   ANNOUNCING

                    Commodore 64/128 Kermit Version 2.2 (70)

               Commodore Kermit version 2.2 is  now  available.   This
          new  version  has one major new feature: reliable communica-
          tion at 2400 bps is now possible (but only on  a  C128  when
          using  the  built-in 80-column screen).  There are also some
          bug fixes.

          Obtaining Kermit on a Floppy Disk

               A copy of Commodore Kermit may be obtained  by  sending
          $5.00 postage and handling to:

                           Dr. Evil Laboratories
                           P. O. Box 190
                           St. Paul, IN 47272

               We stress that Commodore  Kermit  is  absolutely  free.
          The  $5.00  is  used  to cover the cost of the disk, mailer,
          postage, and handling.  The disk will contain Commodore Ker-
          mit version 2.2, extensive on-disk documentation broken into
          seven files small enough to be viewed with a good word  pro-
          cessor, and an initialization file.  A boot file is included
          for the convenience of C64 users.  For  the  convenience  of
          C128  users  a  boot sector is provided that can load Kermit
          using the fast serial routines.

               Dr. Evil Laboratories also provides a bound manual  for
          Commodore Kermit version 2.2.  This documentation is exactly
          like the on-disk manual content-wise,  but  is  typeset  for
          greater readability.  This manual is available for $5.00.

               Dr. Evil Laboratories is a small software company which
          has  the  facilities  to  distribute  Kermit much more effi-
          ciently than I could personally.  Also, Dr.  Evil Labs has a
          permanent address, something that I, being in college, don't
          have.

               All orders to Dr. Evil Laboratories  must  be  in  U.S.
          funds.  Indiana residents must add 5% sales tax.

          Downloading Kermit from the Kermit Archives

               Commodore Kermit may also be downloaded from the Kermit
          archives.   The  Kermit  archives  are  available on BITNET,
          ARPANET, and USENET.  For complete downloading instructions,
          see the file C64KER.HLP in one of these archives.

          Short Cut

               For a short time, Kermit binaries may be  obtained  via
          anonymous  FTP from maxwell.physics.purdue.edu.  These files
          are true binary files and must be copied from  this  machine
          using image mode and then downloaded directly to a Commodore
          with a binary file transfer protocol (such as  Kermit  2.1).
          Those  people  who can take advantage of this service should
          find it to be simpler than downloading and  then  converting
          the ASCII files in the Kermit archives.

               Many thanks to Fred Bowen and Frank Prindle for  making
          this version of Kermit a reality.