This is a generic approach to get a functional working version of KERMIT-80 V4.11 (also) for any CP/M computer.
The most important link to this subject is this one:
The columbia university's Kermit CP/M source homepage
What do you really need to generate a machine dependant KERMIT-80 V4.11 version ?
CPSKER.HEX (save it with "save as...", do not click on it)
and a machine dependant module (normally linked together with the above main kermit program:
CPVACC.HEX Access Matrix
CPVADV.HEX Northstar Advantage
CPVAPL.HEX Apple II, Z80 Softcard, 6551 ACIA in serial interface
CPVA65.HEX Apple II, Z80 Softcard, 6850 ACIA in Serial Iiterface
CPVAPM.HEX Apple II, Z80 Softcard, Micromodem II in slot 2
CPVCPS.HEX Apple II, Z80 Softcard, with CPS multifunction card
CPVBNS.HEX Northstar Horizon (terminal required)
CPVBBC.HEX Acorn "BBC" computer with Acorn Z80 second processor
CPVBB2.HEX BigBoard II (terminal required)
CPVBRM.HEX Intertec Superbrain using the main port
CPVBRA.HEX Intertec Superbrain using the Aux port
CPVCIF.HEX Cifer 1886 using the VL: Serial port and CP/M V2.2
CPVCI3.HEX Cifer 1886 using the VL: Serial port and CP/M V3.0
CPVCA2.HEX Cifer 1886 using the AUX: Serial port and CP/M V2.2
CPVCA3.HEX Cifer 1886 using the AUX: Serial port and CP/M V3.0
CPVCRO.HEX Cromemco with TU-ART card. Terminal required)
CPVCOM.HEX Comart Communicator (terminal required)
CPVPRO.HEX Compupro with Interfacer 4 (or 3). Terminal required.
CPVCPC.HEX Amstrad CPC 664 and 6128 and CP/M 3
CPVCP3.HEX "Generic": CP/M 3.0 (CP/M Plus) systems (terminal req'd)
CPVCPT.HEX CPT-85xx wordprocessor with CP/M
CPVDEL.HEX Digicomp Delphi 100 (terminal required)
CPVDIS.HEX Action Computer Enterprises "Discovery" (terminal req'd)
CPVDM2.HEX DECmate II with CP/M option
CPVGEN.HEX "Generic": CPM 2.2 systems with IOBYTE (terminal req'd)
CPVGNI.HEX Video Genie
CPVH8Q.HEX Heath-8 with Quad 8 i/o board
CPVH89.HEX Heath/Zenith H89
CPVHOR.HEX Northstar Horizon (terminal required)
CPVKPR.HEX Kaypro-II (and 4; probably supports all Kaypro systems)
CPVLBO.HEX Lobo Max-80
CPVMRL.HEX British Telecom Merlin/Rair Black Box (terminal required)
CPVBEE.HEX Microbee
CPVMDI.HEX Morrow Decision I (terminal required)
CPVMIK.HEX MikroMikko
CPVMM.HEX PMC 101 Micromate (terminal required)
CPVUD.HEX Morrow Micro Decision I (terminal required)
CPVDMV.HEX NCR Decision Mate V. (Terminal required?)
CPVNS.HEX Northstar Horizon with HSIO-4 card (terminal req'd)
CPVOSB.HEX Osborne 1
CPVOSI.HEX Ohio Scientific
CPVPCI.HEX Ithaca Intersystems with VI0 card (terminal required)
CPVPCW.HEX Amstrad PCW 8256/8512 with serial interface
CPVPX8.HEX Epson PX-8
CPVRMM.HEX Research Machines 380Z with MDS (5.25" discs)
CPVRMF.HEX Research Machines 380Z with FDS (8" discs)
CPVROB.HEX DEC VT180
CPVUSM.HEX US Microsales S-100-8 (terminal required)
CPVSAN.HEX Sanyo MBC-1100
CPVSB6.HEX Micromint SB-180 with 6Mhz CPU (terminal required)
CPVSB9.HEX Micromint SB-180 with 9Mhz CPU (terminal required)
CPVSCN.HEX Screentyper
CPVTEL.HEX TELCON Zobra portable
CPVTET.HEX Teletek Systemaster
CPVTRC.HEX Torch computers BBC-B with Z80 second processors
CPVTLB.HEX TRS-80 model II with Lifeboat 2.25C CP/M Display
CPVTPT.HEX TRS-80 model II with Pickles + Trout CP/M Display
CPVTM4.HEX TRS-80 model IV
CPVVEC.HEX Vector Graphics
CPVXER.HEX Xerox 820
CPVZ00.HEX Z-100 under CP/M-85
CPVZ80.HEX Z80MU development system on a PC
...all of them can be found on >this ftp directory<. I am mirroring the full archive as a ZIP file >here<, too.
Now, if you get both, the main module and the machine dependant file (both .HEX), link them together with MLOAD.COM.
For example, to get the executable for the Osborne 1, this can be easily done with: MLOAD KERM411=CPSKER,CPVOSB
The result in this example runs on an Osborne and is named KERM411.COM.
Just replace CPVOSB above with any other .HEX file listed in the complete machine overview before to get an other CP/M computer kermit version.
If you have NO POSSIBILITY to use a diskette transfer, you can use a 'bootloader' program, but you need DDT.COM for it.
This bootloader program fetches the file from RDR:/PUN:, it is
described in the below mentioned documentation and can be typed in from
the console.
Also a possible way is to send just .hex files via the serial port, MLOAD is also available as a .HEX file.
The whole documentation with all needed instructions, too many for the normal user, enough for real CP/M freaks.
Hint: Kermit 4.11 runs on "Generic CP/M systems with IOByte".
It means that Kermit expects to change the lowest two bits (bit 1 and 0) of the IOByte when it wants to use handshake/to signal send/receive readyness. Your BIOS should support this.
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