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From: SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: another binscii question
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Date: 12 Mar 89 02:10:56 GMT
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>It seems to be a bug in Kermit. Apparently Kermit sets the high bit

I don't believe either version 3.84 or 3.85 does (I recall the question
coming up during beta testing -- of 3.84 if memory serves, so an early
version of the 3.84 beta may have the flaw).  Remember all the folks
who had trouble getting the EZ Install for 3.85 to work because they
used 3.84 to download to ProDOS and then copied to DOS 3.3 with Apple's
software which DOESN'T flip the high bit when going from one operating
system to another?  That glitch alone should sell lots of copies of
Copy 2 Plus :-)

>when downloading text. This is the right thing when downlaoding to DOS
>3.3, but the wrong thing when downloading to ProDOS. I've fixed the
>problem in BinSCII, but something should be done within Kermit (are
>you listening, Ted?).

Ted is a sometime reader of info-apple (depends on how busy he otherwise
is, like most of us).  If Kermit has a bug; 'tis better to send mail
directly to <medin-t@shark.nosc.mil> but make sure the bug is in Kermit
3.85 dated 20 Dec '88 (otherwise there's some chance of reporting a
problem that's already been fixed).  Do be sure and tell Ted which version
of Kermit you're using :-)

>BTW- does anyone know if posts to Apple2-l get cross-posted to
>comp.binaries.apple2 anymore? I sent the new BinSCII to apple2-l, but
>I'll send it to cba2 if necessary.

Yes, but the cross-posting depends on Paul Nakada who sometimes gets
behind because he's studying (at Harvard they make you do that ;-)

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