DEC RAINBOW-100 KERMIT VERSION 2.32 DISTRIBUTION DISKETTE INFORMATION

                                 January, 1989

The Rainbow-100 implemention of MS-DOS Kermit Version 2.32 runs on the Rainbow
100, Rainbow-100B, and Rainbow-190 with MS-DOS version 2.05 or later.  The
Rainbow Kermit diskette is in RX50 format for DOS 2.0, volume label KERMIT, and
contains the following files:

          Approximate
Name          Size      Description

KERMIT.EXE     83K      The Kermit program itself, for the Rainbow
MSKERMIT.INI    1K      A sample initialization file for KERMIT.EXE
MSIRB1.INI      3K      Sample commands for key setup
MSKERM.HLP     16K      A summary of MS-DOS Kermit commands
MSKERM.BWR     18K      "Beware File" - List of known restrictions, bugs, etc.
MSBPCT.BAS      3K      GW-BASIC program to decode .BOO files (slow)
MSBPCT.EXE      8K      Runnable version of MSBPCT compiled from C (fast)
MSBMKB.EXE     21K      Program for making .EXE files into .BOO files
MSBRB1.BAS      4K      Version of MSBPCT.BAS for Rainbow CP/M Basic
MSBRB1.HLP      2K      Help file for MSBRB1.BAS
MSVRB2.EXE     83K      Rainbow Kermit 2.29 with VT220 emulation
MSVRB2.ANN      5K      Announcement of the experimental VT220 version
MSVRB2.DOC     80K      Documentation for experimental version
MSVRB2.INI      2K      Special initialization for experimental version
MSVRB2.IN2      3K      An alternalate initialization file for MSVRB2

Total         332K

The MSVRB2 version is an offshoot of an earlier release, with many features
added, including VT220 emulation, pop-up menus, etc.  No further development
work was ever done on this version.

Space does not permit including the assembler source for the Kermit program,
but it can be ordered on magnetic tape from Columbia University, or obtained
over various computer networks or from dialup hosts (but note that Columbia
will always have the most up-to-date set of source files).

The .BOO file programs are useful for encoding binary files as printable text
(.BOO) files and decoding them back into their original form, for convenient
shipping over communication lines, networks, or electronic mail.  New versions
of Kermit are often distributed in .BOO format.

For a current list of available Kermit versions on tape or diskette, ordering
information, and a statement of commercial policy, write to:

  Kermit Distribution
  Columbia University Center for Computing Activities
  612 West 115th Street
  New York, NY  10025

For further information about Kermit, consult the Kermit User Guide or
the book "Kermit, A File Tranfer Protocol" by Frank da Cruz, Digital Press,
Bedford MA 01730 (1986), order number EY-6705E-DP (phone 800-343-8321)

This diskette may be freely reproduced and shared, so long as it is not done
for commercial gain.  Please use Kermit only for peaceful and humane purposes.