KERMIT Documentation
This documentation is written by Ron at AMUS and is not warranted to be a
complete user's manual. It is instead a quick and dirty guide to using
KERMIT on the AMUS Network. On Aug. 15, 1988 it was updated by Ulrich Wetzler
at SCAN-TECH to accomodate FIRST TIME USERS with more detailed information.
KERMIT can be used for the transfer of both sequential ASCII and binary
files. It will not transfer RANDOM files.
KERMIT is invoked on your system by the command:
KERMIT (trmdef) <cr>
where trmdef is the trmdef you desire to detach from it's job for the
communications session. An example would be:
KERMIT PHONE1 <cr>
This would then have your terminal talking to the job that PHONE1 was attached
to. We are now able to start the communications session.
KERMIT recognizes both "HELP" and "?" from command mode. This will display
the options available to you.
When you are ready to talk to the modem job, enter the command "CONNECT" <cr>.
See footnote #1
This gets you talking on the phone line. If you have a smart modem, you are
now ready to dial out from the keyboard. Otherwise it is time to pick up the
phone and dial out.
See footnote #2
When you get the connect on the host computer, you will be able to invoke
KERMIT just as you did on your own. You simply type KERMIT <cr>.
The confusing part comes now, since there is nothing built into KERMIT to tell
the user which system he is currently using. However you can tell by the KER-
MIT prompt where you are. If you are on the HOST (remote) computer the prompt
will say <remote AMOS-KERMIT>, if you are on your own system the prompt will
say <ALPHA-KERMIT>. Also the HOST computer will be running much slower than
your own computer.
KERMIT FILE TRANSFERS
If you wish to send a file to the host computer (Up-load a file), you enter
the command "RECEIVE filename" <cr>, at KERMIT command level on the host
computer. You then use the exit character (the UP ARROW is the default now,
if that doesn't work use SHIFT ~) to return to your own machine. On your own
machine you enter "SEND filename" <CR>.
If you wish to receive a file from the HOST computer (Down-load a file), you
follow the above procedure, except that you enter SEND instead of RECEIVE and
RECEIVE instead of SEND.
KERMIT now goes into the transfer mode. There are no dots, splats, hashes or
other marks displayed while the transfer is happening. When the transfer is
finished, you get a message stating that the file is transfered, and what the
effective baud rate was during transfer.
You must now type in "CONNECT" <cr> to talk on the line again. When you get on
the host, you are still in KERMIT. Enter "E" <cr> to exit KERMIT and logoff
the host. Enter the "^" to return to your system, and "E"xit KERMIT on your
system. KERMIT handles all the attaching, and detaching of the modem job and
terminal during the communication session.
SAMPLE KERMIT SESSION
KERMIT PHONE1 ;tell kermit the modem job you will be using
CONNECT ;talk to the modem job
(dial out) ;either by hand or smart modem
LOG ONTO HOST
KERMIT ;initialize kermit on host
RECEIVE BOGUS.LST ;tell kermit to receive the file (host)
^ ;EXIT to your system
SEND BOGUS.LST ;tell kermit to send the file (home)
file transfer completes
CONNECT ;talk mode to the modem job
E ;Exit kermit on host computer
LOGOFF ;logoff host computer
^ ;return to your own computer
E ;EXIT from kermit on your computer
;this re-attaches the modem job/terminal
Footnote #1
If you are using a U.S. ROBOTICS PASSWORD modem, enter at this point:
ATE1 <RET> ;unlocks your screen
ATV1X1Q0T <RET> ;sets up your modem with your phone system
;see modem manual for specifics
Footnote #2
The password modem is smart and will dial for you. At this point enter:
ATD 13034495565 <RET> ;before hitting <RETURN> pick up the phone or
;select proper line (multi-line systems)
MISC. NOTES:
The DIP SWITCH settings on the PASSWORD MODEM should be:
1 2 3 4
OFF - OFF - OFF - ON
Also you should have a cable which connects your modem with an I/O port of
your AM1000 (as defined in your AMOSL.INI), which should look like this:
computer modem
2 ------------------------- 3
3 ------------------------- 2
5 ------------------------- 20
7 ------------------------- 7
