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1.1     ! root        1: The files in this directory represent the Unix version 4C(057) of Kermit as
        !             2: of 7/31/85.  All other versions are available from Columbia University by means
        !             3: described below.  Their brochure and order form follow.  The file ckaaaa.hlp
        !             4: describes the other files in this directory.
        !             5: 
        !             6: This is the Columbia University Kermit brochure and order form as of June 1985.
        !             7: If a lot of time has passed since then, chances are that it will be obsolete,
        !             8: in which case you should inquire at the address below or call 212-280-3703 to
        !             9: find out if the terms and conditions have changed, or whether any new systems
        !            10: have been added to the list of those supported by Kermit.
        !            11: 
        !            12: ******************************
        !            13: 
        !            14:               Columbia University Center for Computing Activities
        !            15: 
        !            16:                        THE KERMIT FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL
        !            17: 
        !            18:                                    June 1985
        !            19: 
        !            20: 
        !            21: 
        !            22: Kermit is a protocol for transferring sequential files between computers of all
        !            23: sizes over ordinary asynchronous telecommunication lines using packets,  check-
        !            24: sums, and retransmission to promote data integrity.  Kermit is non-proprietary,
        !            25: thoroughly documented, and in wide use.  The  protocol  and  the  original  im-
        !            26: plementations  were  developed at Columbia University and have been shared with
        !            27: many other institutions, some of which have made significant  contributions  of
        !            28: their  own.  Kermit is presently available for more than 100 different machines
        !            29: and operating systems, and additional versions are  always  under  development.
        !            30: Current implementations include:
        !            31: 
        !            32:   Unix (V7, 4.x BSD, System III, System V, Xenix, Venix, PC/IX; C language)
        !            33:   Software Tools (various systems; Ratfor)
        !            34: 
        !            35:   Burroughs B6800, B7900 (Algol)
        !            36:   Cray-1, Cray-XMP (CTSS; Fortran-77)
        !            37:   CDC Cyber 170 (NOS, NOS/BE; Fortran-77)
        !            38:   Data General Nova (RDOS; Fortran-5)
        !            39:   Data General AOS (Fortran-5), AOS/VS (Pascal)
        !            40:   DEC PDP-11 (RT11,RSX11M(+),RSTS,P/OS,TSX+; Macro-11), (MUMPS; MUMPS-11)
        !            41:   DEC VAX-11 (VMS; Bliss-32 or Macro-32), (VMS; Pascal/Fortran)
        !            42:   DECsystem-10 (TOPS-10; Bliss-36, Macro-10)
        !            43:   DECSYSTEM-20 (TOPS-20; Macro-20)
        !            44:   Harris 800 (VOS; Pascal)
        !            45:   Honeywell (MULTICS; PL/I), DPS-6,8 (GCOS; C, B), CP6 (Pascal)
        !            46:   Hewlett-Packard 1000 (RTE-6/VM; Fortran), HP3000 (MPE; SPL or Fortran)
        !            47:   IBM 370-Series (VM/CMS, MVS/TSO, MVS/GUTS, MTS, MUSIC; Assembler)
        !            48:   Perkin-Elmer 3200 Series (OS32; Fortran)
        !            49:   PRIME (PRIMOS; PL/P)
        !            50:   Sperry/Univac-1100 (EXEC; Assembler or Ratfor or Pascal)
        !            51:   Tandem (Nonstop; TAL)
        !            52: 
        !            53:   CP/M-80 (about 20 different systems; ASM)
        !            54:   CP/M-86 (DEC Rainbow, NEC APC, and several other systems; ASM86)
        !            55:   MS-DOS, PC-DOS (IBM PC,XT,AT, DEC Rainbow, and many other systems; MASM)
        !            56:   UCSD p-System (IBM PC, Terak, and other systems; Pascal)
        !            57: 
        !            58:   Alpha Micro 68000 (Alpha 68K Assembler)
        !            59:   Apollo (Aegis; Pascal)
        !            60:   Apple II 6502 (Apple DOS; DEC-10/20 CROSS or Apple Assembler)
        !            61:   Apple Macintosh (SUMACC C)
        !            62:   Atari (DOS; Action!)
        !            63:   Commodore 64 (DEC-10/20 CROSS or FORTH)
        !            64:   DEC Pro-300 Series (P/OS; Bliss-16 or Macro-11),(Pro/RT; Macro),(Venix; C)
        !            65:   Intel Development System (ISIS; PL/M)
        !            66:   NCR Tower (OS 1.02; C)
        !            67:   Perq (Pascal)
        !            68:   TRS80 Models I,III,4 (TRSDOS; ASM), Model 16 (Xenix; C), Color Computer (Asm)
        !            69: 
        !            70: The  IBM  mainframe Kermits work only with asynchronous TTY connections through
        !            71: 3705 or equivalent front ends.  The VM/CMS and MVS/TSO versions  also  have  an
        !            72: 
        !            73: option  to  allow file transfer through Series/1 or other front ends supporting
        !            74: the Yale ASCII Communications System;  beyond  that  exception,  Kermit  cannot
        !            75: transfer  files in the IBM synchronous 3270-style full screen terminal environ-
        !            76: ment.
        !            77: 
        !            78: The Kermit software -- including source -- is furnished free, without  license,
        !            79: and  with no restriction on copying or redistribution except that it should not
        !            80: be sold for profit, and that any copyright notices must be left intact.   Under
        !            81: certain  conditions  (described  in a separate document) software producers may
        !            82: include Kermit protocol in their products.  Kermit software  and  documentation
        !            83: is furnished without warranty of any kind, and neither Columbia University, nor
        !            84: the individual  authors,  nor  any  institution  that  has  contributed  Kermit
        !            85: material, acknowledge any liability for any claims arising from the use of Ker-
        !            86: mit.
        !            87: 
        !            88: Although the Kermit software is free and unlicensed, Columbia University cannot
        !            89: afford  to  distribute  it for free because the demand is too great.  To defray
        !            90: our costs for media, printing, postage, labor, and computing resources, we  re-
        !            91: quire  a  moderate distribution fee from those who request Kermit directly from
        !            92: us.  The schedule is given on the Kermit Order Form.    Alternate  sources  for
        !            93: Kermit material are listed below.
        !            94: 
        !            95: Kermit  is  distributed  by  Columbia University only on 9-track magnetic tape,
        !            96: suitable for reading on most mainframe and minicomputers.  It is  assumed  that
        !            97: Kermit  will  be  ordered in this form by institutional computer centers, whose
        !            98: professional staff will  take  the  responsibility  for  ``bootstrapping''  the
        !            99: microcomputer versions from the tape to diskettes for their users.
        !           100: 
        !           101: Documentation  includes the Kermit User Guide, which contains complete instruc-
        !           102: tions for installing and using the major implementations of Kermit, the  Kermit
        !           103: Protocol  Manual,  which is a guide for writing a new implementation of Kermit,
        !           104: and the manuscript from the Kermit article that appeared in the June  and  July
        !           105: 1984 issues of BYTE Magazine.
        !           106: 
        !           107: Once you receive Kermit, you may redistribute it on your own terms, and are en-
        !           108: couraged to do so, with the following stipulations: Kermit should not  be  sold
        !           109: for  profit; credit should be given where it is due; and new material should be
        !           110: sent back to Columbia University so that we can maintain a definitive and  com-
        !           111: prehensive set of Kermit implementations for further distribution.
        !           112: 
        !           113: ALTERNATE SOURCES:
        !           114: 
        !           115: Kermit  is  also  available to users of the BITNET network via a server at host
        !           116: CUVMA (BITNET users type ``SMSG RSCS  MSG  CUVMA  KERMSRV  HELP''  for  further
        !           117: information);  the  Internet  (via  anonymous  FTP from host CU20B, in the area
        !           118: KER:); UUCP from host okstate; and on magnetic tape from user groups like DECUS
        !           119: and  SHARE.    IBM PC-format MS-DOS Kermit floppies can be ordered from PC-SIG,
        !           120: Santa Clara CA, (408) 730-9291.
        !           121:                              ORDERING INFORMATION
        !           122: 
        !           123: There are two separate Kermit tapes, A and B. As of June  1985  there  are  too
        !           124: many Kermit files to fit on a single tape.  All tapes are half-inch, 2400-foot,
        !           125: 9-track, 1600bpi, odd parity.  They are available ONLY in  the  following  for-
        !           126: mats:
        !           127: 
        !           128:   ANSI:   ANSI labeled ASCII, format D (variable length records)
        !           129:   TAR:    UNIX TAR format (written on a VAX with 4.2bsd or Ultrix-32)
        !           130:   OS:     IBM OS standard labeled EBCDIC, format VB (variable length records)
        !           131:   CMS:    IBM CMS Tape Dump format (unlabeled)
        !           132:   DEC-10: DECsystem-10 Backup/Interchange format (unlabeled)
        !           133:   DEC-20: DECSYSTEM-20 DUMPER format (unlabeled)
        !           134: 
        !           135: Blocksizes,  when  applicable,  are our choice and will be in the range 2K-10K.
        !           136: NO OTHER FORMATS ARE AVAILABLE.  We can  NOT  make  800bpi  or  6250bpi  tapes,
        !           137: 7-track  tapes,  unlabeled tapes (except as noted above), fixed-block tapes, or
        !           138: custom tapes of any kind.  If none of the above formats looks familiar to  you,
        !           139: then  specify  ANSI -- this is an industry standard format that should be read-
        !           140: able by any computer system.  VAX/VMS sites should specify ANSI.
        !           141: 
        !           142: Tapes include machine readable source for both programs and documentation.
        !           143: 
        !           144: TAPE ``A'' CONTAINS:
        !           145: 
        !           146:    - The microcomputer (PC, workstation) Kermit implementations
        !           147:    - The Kermit User Guide
        !           148:    - The Kermit Protocol Manual
        !           149:    - The Info-Kermit mail archive,
        !           150:    - Other documentation of a general nature
        !           151: 
        !           152: TAPE ``B'' CONTAINS:
        !           153: 
        !           154:    - The mainframe and minicomputer Kermit implementations.
        !           155: 
        !           156: EXCEPTIONS:
        !           157: 
        !           158:    - Macintosh Kermit is one of the  implementations  generated  from  the
        !           159:      C-Kermit  sources, which are collected on tape B. A duplicate copy of
        !           160:      the Macintosh hex and doc files is also included on tape A  for  con-
        !           161:      venience.
        !           162: 
        !           163:    - While  the general documentation is on tape A, any documentation of a
        !           164:      specific  nature  is  distributed  together  with  the   program   it
        !           165:      describes.
        !           166: 
        !           167: TO ORDER KERMIT, fill out the Kermit Order Form and send it to:
        !           168: 
        !           169:     Kermit Distribution
        !           170:     Columbia University Center for Computing Activities
        !           171:     612 West 115th Street
        !           172:     New York, NY  10025  (USA)
        !           173: 
        !           174: North  American  orders  are  shipped  UPS or first class US mail, and shipping
        !           175: costs are included.  Overseas orders are shipped first class US  mail;  an  ad-
        !           176: ditional shipping charge is required.  Orders are normally processed within 2-4
        !           177: weeks of receipt.
        !           178:                                KERMIT ORDER FORM
        !           179: 
        !           180: Check each desired Kermit Distribution Tape, $100.00 each:
        !           181:                                             Amount:
        !           182: Tape A, in the following format(s):
        !           183:      [  ] ANSI    [  ] TAR     [  ] OS
        !           184:      [  ] CMS     [  ] DEC-10  [  ] DEC-20  $________
        !           185: 
        !           186: Tape B, in the following format(s):
        !           187:      [  ] ANSI    [  ] TAR     [  ] OS
        !           188:      [  ] CMS     [  ] DEC-10  [  ] DEC-20  $________  
        !           189: 
        !           190: [  ] PRIME computers: specify ANSI and check
        !           191:      here to receive a listing of a short
        !           192:      Fortran program for reading ANSI tapes.
        !           193: 
        !           194: Tape Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $________
        !           195: 
        !           196: Printed documents $5.00 each, enter quantity:
        !           197: 
        !           198: [  ] Kermit User Guide                       $
        !           199: [  ] Kermit Protocol Manual                  $          
        !           200: [  ] BYTE Magazine Kermit article manuscript $
        !           201: 
        !           202: Document Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $________  
        !           203: 
        !           204: Program source listings, $5.00 each.  There is NO NEED to order
        !           205: source listings if you have ordered a tape, since the program
        !           206: source is on the tape.  List the ones you want:
        !           207: 
        !           208: 
        !           209: 
        !           210: 
        !           211: 
        !           212: 
        !           213: Listings Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $________
        !           214: 
        !           215: If you can NOT prepay with a check, but want us to send
        !           216:     you an invoice, you must include an additional $100.00
        !           217:     Order Processing Fee: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $________
        !           218: 
        !           219: Outside North America, please add $25.00 for shipping:. . . $________
        !           220: 
        !           221: GRAND TOTAL:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $________
        !           222: 
        !           223: Make checks (in US Dollars) payable to:
        !           224: 
        !           225:          Columbia University Center for Computing Activities
        !           226: 
        !           227: [  ] Check here to apply for a user ID on the Columbia University DEC-20
        !           228:     system which will allow you to read the Info-Kermit electronic
        !           229:     newsletter, and to use Kermit itself to obtain new releases of Kermit.
        !           230: 
        !           231: PLEASE WRITE YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS, AND PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER IF ANY:
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