Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!rochester!PT.CS.CMU.EDU!andrew.cmu.edu!ww0n+ From: ww0n+@andrew.cmu.edu.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.m6809 Subject: Re: Kermit for the CoCo3 Message-ID:Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 09:51:33 EST Article-I.D.: andrew.gVeitpy00ja953g0=8 Posted: Wed Nov 25 09:51:33 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Nov-87 00:49:25 EST Organization: Carnegie Mellon University Lines: 32 In-Reply-To: <495@ndsuvax.UUCP> Kermit is not exactly public domain; it is copyrighted by Columbia University in order to protect it from improper use. Kermit may be freely distributed and you are encouraged to write versions for new computers or improve existing versions if you so desire. The copyright prohibits selling Kermit for profit and entitles everyone to a copy for free (or reproduction-costs only. Columbia charges ~$100 for the five-magtape distribution which contains *all* kermit versions.) There is an OS-9 Kermit which is based upon the original Unix Kermit from long ago. I still haven't gotten around to building it (it's in C), so I can't say too much about it. I get the feeling, though, that everyone would like something a little better. I also hear mention of various other non-Kermit terminal emulators (MickeyTerm, GreggyTerm???) which someone else may be able to elaborate upon. I believe Bob Larson once took on the task of porting C-Kermit to OS-9/68000. I have no idea what has happened on that front. Any ideas guys? Recently, I've become the "Kermit god" at Carnegie Mellon -- working with Kermit-MS (for the IBM PC) and C-Kermit (for our distributed Unix workstation environment, Andrew). I may consider trying to port C-Kermit (or some subset) to OS-9/6809 on the CoCo3, but don't hold your breath. I definitely couldn't get to it until summer. . . . Walt Wimer Carnegie Mellon University Internet: ww0n+@andrew.cmu.edu Bitnet: ww0n+%andrew.cmu.edu@cmccvb UUCP: ...!psuvax1!andrew.cmu.edu!ww0n+