Date: Fri, 19 Jul 85 10:17:49 PDT From: klee@sri-spam (Ken Lee) Subject: Kermit Problem with Z100 MS-DOS2 Solved Thanks to all those who responed to my request for help with Kermit on MS-DOS2. My version of Kermit worked fine on ZDOS, but failed when I tried to use it with DOS2. Apparently, DOS2 causes the Z100 to drop the data terminal ready (DTR) signal to the modem when Kermit attempts to receive a file. The modem interpets this as a signal to quit and drops the telephone line. By optioning the modem to ignore the DTR signal from the Z100, I now have kermit working properly. Ken Lee ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Dec 88 09:18:53 PST From: djo7613@blake.acs.washington.edu (Dick O'Connor) Subject: Help needed with Z100 Kermit Keywords: Greetings! I recently FTP'd a copy of Kermit for the Zenith Z-100 from Columbia since I'm not quite satisfied with the performance of other Z-100 terminal emulators I've tried. I often use my Z-100 as a terminal to our agency's Prime mini, and two machines on the University of Washington campus (a Cyber running NOS and a VAX running Berkeley Unix). I really like what I've seen so far! I have a few questions about some particulars that I can't seem to answer from the manuals, and I hope that you can help me. 1) First of all, is Version 2.29 the most recent version for the Z-100? The MSKERMIT manual I have a copy of mentions 2.31 for PC-compatibles and some other machines, but is unclear what the highest version available for my machine is. 2) I COMMEND you on the accurate Heath terminal emulation. You'd be surprised how many other packages can't get the function keys right. Until now, I sorely missed my Z29 terminal. But I can't figure out one thing; how to trigger the ANSI mode of the Heath setting. Our Prime insists on VT100/ANSI terminals for screen-oriented applications like Mail, spread- sheets and the screen editor. The docs mentions that the ESC < sequence will trigger ANSI emulation (the [ style commands), but I don't know how to actually do it. Is the sequence sent from the Prime itself, or can I trigger it from Kermit? 3) The docs mention that SET KEY won't work when using Heath emulation. I can't seem to get it to say anything but "Invalid command" even when I set terminal to NONE. I connect to these mainframes over a single local switch that needs to see a triple-break sequence within two seconds to drop the connection. It's possible, but difficult to type CTRL [ B three times in succession within that timeframe. I'd like to assign the BREAK code to a single key ("BREAK" key comes to mind, or F0, or F1). Is this do-able? 4) I have no trouble transferring files to the Cuber and VAX machines using this version or even other terminal emulation packages (like BESTERM) with the Kermit protocol. But I can't Kermit files to our Prime. The odd thing is, I *can* using a PC-compatible and Procomm by putting the Prime into server mode. I think I've tried all combinations of client and server and Kermit finally times out after 10 (?) retries with no activity. Perhaps we need a newer version of Kermit for the Prime. The version command reports "Public Domain version 7.5.7" as I recall. Is there a more recent release for a Prime running Version 19 (and almost ready for version 20) of Primos? Thanks for the help. I know I ask a lot of questions, and I appreciate any responses you may have time to put together. -Dick O'Connor Washington Department of Fisheries djo7613@blake.acs.washington.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jan 89 08:32:46 PST From: djo7613@blake.acs.washington.edu (Dick O'Connor) Subject: Re: Z100 Kermit I got a beta copy of Version 2.31 from Columbia after Drew Derbyshire pointed it out to me (MSTZ10.BOO). The SET ESCAPE command works just fine in that version, and Shift-BREAK send a long break, which apparently is just long enough for our switch to disconnect properly. The Z-100 community is *very* fortunate to have someone like Drew keeping good software current for us! There were a few things in 2.31 that don't work out too well, all (I'm fiarly sure) to do with the fact that I'm running at 9600 baud over a direct-connect line. I've been in contact with Drew and sent him some specifics, and he's working on them now. (By the way, the fact that I can't spell "fairly" correctly, as in "fairly well" has less to do with the early hour out here in Washington state and more to do with the fact that my keyboard often suffers fom "n-finger rollover"!) I don't know why my Prime transfers weren't working before, but they work just fine now. It might have been a problem with server mode. When I transfer "manually" (SEND from one, RECE from the other), it works fine! Thank you for your concern. Keep up the good work on Kermit!! -Dick O'Connor djo7613@blake.acs.washington.edu Washington Department of Fisheries ------------------------------