Announcing Kermit 95 1.1.6
Frank da Cruz
Version 1.1.6 of Kermit 95 communications software for Windows 95 and NT
is now available. In the time-honored tradition of odd and even numbered
versions, this even-numbered version corrects several problems in the
recently announced 1.1.5 version.
If you have not used Kermit 95 before, visit our Web site for a tour:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html
Version 1.1.6 has the following new features:
. A new SAVE KEYMAP command, handy not only for saving your current
key map, but also for converting key mapping files between MS-DOS
Kermit and Windows scan codes.
. An improved dynamic packet-length algorithm for Kermit transfers,
including a new "slow start" feature to aid in calibrating the
capacity of the communication channel.
. A more responsive dynamic timeout method for Kermit transfers.
Version 1.1.6 corrects the following problems:
. Bugs in Televideo emulation
. SCOANSI and AT386 emulation too picky about Code Page
. SCOANSI and AT386 emulation vs Latin-1 and line-drawing
. VT100 (but not 102/220/320) reverse scrolling was broken in 1.1.5
. SET TERMINAL ESCAPE-CHARACTER DISABLED didn't work
. SET TERMINAL COLOR ERASE CURRENT-COLOR didn't work
. SET KEY commands were too slow in 1.1.5
. SET MSKERMIT KEYCODES ON did not work with some gray keys
. SHOW KEY ALL did not show keys that had string definitions
. Occasional data overruns on high-speed serial uploads
. XYZMODEM transfer statistics were off
. XYZMODEM file transfers gave incorrect status codes
. XYZMODEM transfers made no transaction log entries
. Cursor disappeared after Ctrl-C interruption of file transfer
. K95 could not send a file that was already open
. Accented and non-Roman letters in Registration name were garbled
. Some Dialer File Transfer page items were spuriously grayed out
. Array elements could not be used for file names
. DIRECTORY command gave spurious error messages
. TELNET negotiations were sometimes skipped
. Text-to-PostScript converter TEXTPS.EXE was broken in version 1.1.5
See the new BUGS.DOC file for details.
HOW TO GET IT
The new release can be ordered in shrink-wrapped or bulk- or site-licensed
form from Columbia University. All orders received starting today will be
filled with version 1.1.6. Find ordering information at:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html
Current registered users of Kermit 95 can download the 1.1.6 upgrade patch
from our BBS or from our ftp site:
ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/k95/patches/
or on the Web:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95patch.html
Report problems with the patches to kermit-...@columbia.edu.
WHAT'S NEXT
Barring unforeseen circumstances, this will be the final console-mode-only
release of Kermit 95, and also the final release that will work under
Windows NT 3.xx. (Yes, that's what we said when we released 1.1.3 and
1.1.4.) (Yes, that's what we said when we released 1.1.5, but the changes
in this release are primarily corrections to 1.1.5, to make it as solid
as possible as we turn all efforts towards the GUI.)
Frank da Cruz, Christine M. Gianone,
Jeffrey E. Altman, Max Evarts, and Andy Newcomb
The Kermit Project, Columbia University, New York City