11 Apr
2011
11 Apr
'11
12:57 p.m.
From: Ethan Dicks
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 10:37 AM
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Ian King <IanK at
vulcan.com> wrote:
> What's a "typical use case" for this
group? :-) Yes, we use it too -
> I use it to get file images onto a PDP-8/e. -- Ian
Indeed. Kermit-12 is quite handy.
We also use Kermit-10 on the 2065 to provide file transfer capabilities,
since we do not have TCP/IP for Tops-10 (nor a Tops-10 driver for the
Stanford MEIS[1] even if we did).
I myself use Kermit for DOS and a packet driver to get
files to a 286
to run an old EPROM/GAL burner that won't run on faster hardware.
Yes, I can use a newer device programmer, but this works just fine.
Other than that, I tend to use Kermit more often as a
VT100 emulator
than a file-transfer application.
In addition, I use Kermit 95 for *VT52* emulation (VT100 emulators are
a dime a dozen, but try to find a VT52 emulator!) for connecting to the
ITS system we're restoring.[2]
[1] Massbus-Ethernet Interface Subsystem, the Ethernet interface for
the KL-10 invented at Stanford and sold for a time by cisco Systems.
[2] ITS does not handle VT100 natively.
Rich Alderson
Vintage Computing Sr. Server Engineer
Vulcan, Inc.
505 5th Avenue S, Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98104
mailto:RichA at vulcan.com
mailto:RichA at LivingComputerMuseum.org
http://www.LivingComputerMuseum.org/