Well, it took a while, but I now have the HP9836 Kermit working well
enough so I'd trust it at other sites.  This version is intended to
work only on the HP9836, so it is heavily dependent on the HP pascal
extensions, mostly the module facility.  It probably will not be easy
to port to non-HP machines.  The actual Kermit protocol routines are
from the RT-11 Pascal version from Ontario/CU.  The user interface has
been completely rewritten - one of our requirements was that it be
reasonably idiot-proof.

The current version is minimal, and at this point is really a
prototype.  It will only transfer text files, only one file at a time,
and the error handling is not the greatest, but it works for
everything it's supposed to do.  I plan to be adding a lot to this
implementation quite soon, to improve the user command interface,
improve error handling, add login packets, and maybe binary transfers.

The important features (marked by +) and misfeatures (marked by -) of
the current version are

	- errors not handled gracefully
	- only transfers one file at a time
	- does not handle wild cards
	- only transfers text files
	+ continuous status display during file transfers
	+ can talk to a server
	- does not handle timeouts
	- only acts as local Kermit
	+ reasonably friendly command interface, modeled after TOPS-20
	  COMND facility.

I have made the sources and documentation available on RUTGERS.ARPA in
<Gallaher.Kermit>KRM*.TEXT. There are six source files, which contain
about a dozen modules altogether.  They use only the recommended
library routines and such that HP distributes.  The file KRMDOC.TEXT
summarizes the (mis)features and gives details on how to run this
Kermit.


Mike Gallaher
Gallaher@Rutgers.Arpa
