:Kermit.HLP (Kl-ERror free MIcro File-transfer COLUMBIA University) 18-Mar-84 Version 3.8 The KERMIT protocol needs two programs running , understanding and serving the connection protocol. For simplicity , both programs are called KERMIT. To help discern ,the 8080-side echoes in Command-mode with KERMIT-80> ..and the 20-side with KERMIT-20>. The transfer is started from the 8080 (the CPM-Micro). In the following example "extra" program-typeout has been left out for readability. SYS UPLOAD (Micro to 20) DOWNLOAD (20 to Micro) Comments === ==================== ====================== ====================== CPM B>KERMIT B>KERMIT ;Start KERMIT on MICRO CPM KERMIT-80>Connect KERMIT-80>Connect ;Connect to 20-System TOPS ;Wake 20-EXEC up TOPS @LOG LCG.KERMIT KERMIT @LOG LCG.KERMIT KERMIT ;LOG IN on 20 TOPS @KERMIT SERVER @KERMIT SERVER ;Start 20-Kermit ; Go into SERVER state Beware!! For submissions here read SUBMIT.TXT !!! ;Escape back to MICRO CPM KERMIT-80>Send file.ext KERMIT-80>Receive file.ext ;Start MICRO-side Note: In case of Receive the file-spec is a TOPS20-File-Spec. ;Screen will change ;and display transfer CPM KERMIT-80>LOGOUT KERMIT-80>LOGOUT ;LOGOUT on TOPS CPM KERMIT-80>Exit KERMIT-80>Exit ;...go ahead with CPM B> B> ;your tasks... Note: CTRL is the Control-key , KERMIT-20 will set right byte-size for down-line loading. KERMIT-20's default for up-loading to the -20 is set to seven-bit. For full details, see KERMIT:20KERMIT.DOC,KUSER.DOC,KPROTO.DOC etc..