This documentation is written by Ron at AMUS, and modifed by Tom Niccum of
Beta Research, 4900 Lincoln Drive, Edina, MN 55436, and is not warranted
to be a complete user's manual. It is instead a quick and dirty guide to using
KW on the AMUS Network.
KW.LIT is identical to KERMIT.LIT in every way except one - KW will allow
to use wildcard filenames (e.g. *.*, a?.cmd, etc.) in the send command. Now,
by typing just one line you can send many files.
KW can be used for the transfer of both sequential ASCII and binary
files. It will not transfer RANDOM files.
KW is invoked on your system by the command:
KW (trmdef) <cr>
where trmdef is the trmdef you desire to detach from it's job for the
communications session. An example would be:
KW 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.
KW 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>.
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.
When you get the connect on the host computer, you will be able to invoke
KW just as you did on your own. You simply type KW <cr>.
The confusing part comes now, since there is nothing built into KW to tell
the user which system he is currently using. The only real way to tell is that
the host computer will be running much slower than you own computer.
KW 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 KW command level on the host
computer. You then use the exit character (the UP ARROW is the default now) to
return to your own machine. On your machine you enter "SEND filename" <CR>.
KW 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 KW. Enter "E" <cr> to exit KW and logoff
the host. Enter the "^" to return to your system, and "E"xit KW on your
system. KW handles all the attaching, and detaching of the modem job and
terminal during the communication session.
SAMPLE KW SESSION
KW PHONE1 ;tell KW the modem job you will be using
CONNECT ;talk to the modem job
(dial out) ;either by hand or smart modem
LOG ONTO HOST
KW ;initialize KW on host
RECEIVE ;put KW in receive mode
^ ;EXIT to your system
SEND *.*[] ;tell KW to send the file(s) (home)
file transfer completes
CONNECT ;talk mode to the modem job
E ;Exit KW on host computer
LOGOFF ;logoff host computer
^ ;return to your own computer
E ;EXIT from KW on your computer
;this re-attaches the modem job/terminal
