Announcing a new release of KERMIT-86 for the DEC Rainbow 100 or the NEC APC
running CP/M-86.  This is version 2.7 of the program.  New features since the
last release (which was 2.4) include:

. 8th-bit prefixing, for transferring binary files over communication links
  or to systems that require character parity.

. Command files, TAKE command, automatic TAKE of KERMIT.INI.

. Reliable session logging for raw capture of remote files or typescripts.

. Improved command parsing and error messages, and miscellaneous
  display improvements and bug fixes.

The new KERMIT-86 is available on COLUMBIA-20 via anonymous FTP (ARPANET,
outside of 6am-6pm weekdays), and on CU20B via NFT (DECNET/CCNET).  The
relevant files are:

  KER:RBKERMIT.CMD	The executable KERMIT program for the Rainbow.
  KER:RBKERMIT.H86	The hex file for the Rainbow (load with GENCMD).
  KER:RBKERMIT.HLP	Information about Rainbow KERMIT.

  KER:APCKERMIT.CMD	The executable KERMIT program for the NEC APC.
  KER:RBKERMIT.H86	The hex file for the NEC APC (load with GENCMD).
  KER:APCKERMIT.HLP	Information about NEC APC KERMIT.

  KER:86*.A86		The ASM86 source files for the program.
  KER:86*.RB,86*.APC	System-dependent support.
  KER:86KERMIT.HLP	Brief information about CP/M-86 KERMIT.
  KER:86KERMIT.DOC	The Kermit User Guide chapter on CP/M-86 KERMIT (new).

To obtain the new version on your Rainbow or APC, use your present version
of KERMIT to transfer the appropriate .CMD file.  If you have trouble doing
that, then transfer the .H86 file and build a .CMD file from it using
GENCMD.  If you don't have KERMIT on your Rainbow, read KER:RBKERMIT.HLP
for a helpful hint, or follow the installation directions in the KERMIT User
Guide.  Report any problems directly to me.

Thanks to Ron Blanford of the University of Washington and Bernie Eiben at DEC
for their contributions to this new release.

- Frank da Cruz