On 23 Jul 2002 at 21:49, Ghost in the Machine wrote: >Hello Anthony - >---------- >[...] > >> >> Well, one suggestion that I would have would be to set up a program >> >> like "kermit" on both sides, and use its file-transfer abilities to >> >> move the files across the serial port and a null-modem cable. Probably >> >> not as fast as PPP, but if the machines are close together, should be >> >> fairly easy to implement, switching back and forth between the >> >> consoles. This is how I've done it with DOS, many times. >> > >> >I'm guessing from your signature you work at a University? >> > >> >Seems Kermit is a hard sell otherwise but academia is well aware >> >of it's usefulness, or so it seems. >> > >> >Good to know there are other fans of DOS MSKermit out there. > >> Yes, I do work at a USA university. It has its ups and downs, like any >> job. > >That wasn't a `dig'. I know from many years of using MSKermit that >academia considers kermit a useful tool while other PC users think >kermit is old/dead software.
Okay, thank you. Lately, I've gotten (not from this forum) a number of put-downs, because I work for a University, instead of having gone out and ridden the bubble of the .com-s or working for some publicly-traded company. So it is a bit of a sore spot with me, right now. >> Kermit is merely the one that comes to mind most easily, as it's >> common, not too hard to find, and free, and has versions for nearly >> every OS out there. > >Others outside of academia aren't aware that it is available for many OS >nor is it `common' in their toolbox. <SNIP> Don't know why it wouldn't be, but, yes, I agree, that seems to be the case. The Kermit protocol, in all its forms, is still handy... though TCP/IP seems to be overtaking it, these days. For those who are interested: http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/kermit.html and especially for DOS: http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/mskermit.html Anthony J. Albert =========================================================== Anthony J. Albert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems and Software Support Specialist Postmaster Computer Services - University of Maine, Presque Isle "I gots yer four basic food groups right here: bacon, beans, whiskey, and lard!" - Cookie, from Disney's _Atlantis_ To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
