Date: Tue, 25 Apr 89 23:18:15 JST From: Hirofumi Fujii Subject: MS-Kermit 2.32/A for NEC-PC9801 Keywords: Japanese, NEC PC 9801, Kanji/Kana, MS-DOS Kermit 2.32/A Dear Chris & Frank, I would like to send you a new version of NEC-PC9801 MS-Kermit 2.32/A. Please replace the MS*P98 modules in your library. The new features of this program are: 1. SET TERMINAL COOKED-LOG {ON | OFF} If it is ON, the session logging is made after the analysis of ESC sequences. In VT102 emulation mode, this means that the receiving characters are translated from JIS X 0202 (ISO 2022) stream to local code, i.e., Kanji-code in JIS X 0202 stream is logged in Shift-JIS (MS-Kanji) code. All the control codes except for CR, LF, HT and VT are not logged. The ESC sequences except for cursor movement are eliminated. The ESC sequence for the cursor movement is logged as CR LF. This is quite convenient for text files. If it is OFF, the session logging is made before terminal emulation. No translation is made on the receiving codes. 2. SET PORT DEVICE device/file-name This command allows you to use the standard MS-DOS devices/files as a communication port. If it is a file, the contents of the file are displayed on the screen of the terminal emulator. This can be used to playback the session log file. Any key-input holds the strem from the file. In addition to the above, many missing functions in the previous version are implemented, e.g., screen colors, screen roll back capabilities, etc. Hirofumi Fujii National Laboratory for High Energy Physics (KEK), Japan KEIBUN@JPNKEKVM.BITNET [Ed. - Many thanks for the fine work, and for submitting this program to us. The two new features are quite useful, and will probably also appear in a future standard release of MS-Kermit. For those who don't know, the NEC PC 9801 is the most popular personal computer in Japan, and supports a combination of Roman, Kana, and Kanji codes. This version of Kermit fully supports the character set capabilities of this machine.] ------------------------------ Date: SAT, 06 AUG 88 17:19:25 JST From: "H.Fujii" Subject: Announcing MS-Kermit 2.31 for NEC-PC9801 with Kana-Kanji Keywords: NEC-PC9801, Japan, Kana, Kanji, MS-DOS Kermit 2.31, Fujitsu FMR-60 We (Hirofumi Fujii & Akihiro Shirahasi) have developed MS-Kermit for NEC PC-9801, the most popular MS-DOS machine in Japan (more than IBM-PC!!). The big difference from other machines is Kana & Kanji treatment. Kana & Kanji are the Japanese characters developed from ancient Chinese characters. The number of authorized characters is about 6000 (Level-1: 2965; Level-2: 3388). These are specified by 2-byte codes. Our program can handle these characters in addition to usual MS-Kermit operation (including VT100, TEK4014 emulation). For Kana & Kanji treatment, it is very important that the MS-Kermit has the 8-bit display mode. So, we have set the default mode to 8-bit display. We have already tested this program with my friends and collaborators. We have tried to send Kana-Kanji mail and Kana-Kanji phone on VAX/VMS using this Kermit. Of course these utilities caused some problems because these programs are not designed for 2-byte cahracters. But many of the problems are recoverable (e.g., by pressing ^W) and we found this program is very convenient to communicate using Kana & Kanji. So, we want to distribute this program as a 'free to use' program. We have named the modules as follows: MSVP98.BOO -- BOO file for MSVP98.EXE (MS-Kermit for NEC PC-9801) MSVP98.DOC -- Manual for NEC PC-9801 Kermit MSGP98.ASM -- Macro Assembler source file for TEK4014 emulator MSUP98.ASM -- Macro Assembler source file for Keyboard MSXP98.ASM -- Macro Assembler source file for Machine-dependent interface MSYP98.ASM -- Macro Assembler source file fir VT102 emulator These are the files for MS-Kermit 2.31 for NEC-PC9801. Please add these files to your KERMSRV. Hirofumi Fujii KEK On-line group, Dept. of Physics, National Laboratory for High-Energy Physics (KEK) BITNET address: KEIBUN@JPNKEKVM HEPNET(DECNET) address: KEKVAX::KEIBUN P.S. 1) I tried to SET KEY xxx . It worked well! This is owing to 8-bit character handling at MS-Kermit command level (a new feature of version 2.31). 2) I have already started to install this program to another Japanese MS-DOS machine, Fujitsu (mainframer) FMR-60 (their mainframe-machine is IBM compatible but their peronal computer is NOT! -- Why? I think it is due to Japanese character sets). At the present time, it works without Tek4014 emulation. [Ed. - Many thanks for the valuable work you have done, and for contributing it to the Kermit library! The files have been installed in Kermit Distribution under the names you listed above.]