CURRENT STATE OF MACINTOSH KERMIT

Mac Kermit 0.991(190) dated 16 August 1994, or later, fixes the problem with
downloading under newer System releases (7.1.x).  Now files can be downloaded
on newer systems such as Centris 660 AV with OS 7.1, Power Mac 7100/66 with OS
7.1.2, etc, without bombs or other nasty effects.  It should also fix certain
binary/text-mode confusion that seemed to result in corrupted files when
downloading in binary mode.

As of June 3, 1995, there is also a version modified to use the Communications
Toolbox if available, which hopefully should eliminate a lot of the problems
people have been reporting concerning "Problem closing RAM serial driver",
etc, as well as problems finding and using some of the more unusual types of
communication ports on newer Mac models.

The last formal release of Mac Kermit was 0.9(40) in 1988.  Unfortunately, it
does not work very well on newer Macintoshes or Systems.  However, newer
versions are too big for 512K Macs or below, so you'll have to run 0.9(40) on
these old models.

A great deal of work has been done on the program since 1988, but the result
(so far) is still not of release quality, though it is quite suitable for most
purposes.

The current pre-pre-release of Mac Kermit (still far from a final release) is
0.991(190), based on C-Kermit 5A(190).  It is available via anonymous FTP
from kermit.columbia.edu [128.59.39.2], directory kermit/f.

A comprehensive user manual will be published when the final 1.0 release is
complete.  Sorry, I can't give any reasonable estimate about when that will
be.  Watch the Kermit Digest (or comp.protocols.kermit, same thing) for
further announcements.  You can subscribe to the Kermit Digest by sending
email to LISTSERV@CUVMA.BITNET (or LISTSERV@CUVMA.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU) containing
the text:

  SUBSCRIBE I$KERMIT your-personal-name-here

Mac Kermit files, ftp from kermit.columbia.edu in text mode from the
kermit/f directory:

  ckm190.hqx -- current prerelease of Mac Kermit in BinHex 4.0 format
  ckmker.doc -- user documentation for 0.9(40), the previous release (1988)
  ckmker.ps  -- PostScript version of user documentation for 0.9(40)
  ckmker.bwr -- Notes about the current prerelease, FAQ's, etc
  ckmker.fon -- Notes about the new Mac Kermit terminal emulation font

and in the kermit/charsets directory:

  maclatin.* -- The new Mac Kermit font itself

The June 3 Communications Toolbox Test version is in:

  kermit/mac/mackermit.hqx.  UnBinHex it and then you have a self-unpacking
  archive (SEA), which you can click on to unpack into the Kermit app.

Read the ckmker.bwr ("beware") file for further details.

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