MS-DOS KERMIT 3.0 UTILITIES AND TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION DISKETTE,  June 1990

This diskette contains patches and corrections to MS-DOS Kermit 3.00, IBM PC
and PS/2 version, dated January 16, 1990, and to version 3.01, March 1990, as
well as to some of the files that were distributed with those versions.  It
also contains utility programs that can be used with MS-DOS Kermit and
documentation for technical aspects of the MS-DOS Kermit 3.00 terminal
emulator.  No warranty is expressed or implied for any of these patches,
utilities, or files.

The user documentation for MS-DOS Kermit 3.0 is "Using MS-DOS Kermit", by
Christine M. Gianone, published by Digital Press, Bedford, MA, 1990, order
number EY-C204E-DP.  The book includes a 5.25-inch MS-DOS Kermit 3.0 diskette.
It is available in bookstores, mail order, and telephone order.  To order by
phone, call 1-800-343-8321 (USA, toll free).

* PATCHES

MSKERM.BWR
  Updated description of known problems and limitations of the current release
  of MS-DOS Kermit.

MSKPATCH.HLP
  Instructions for installing patches to correct selected problems in
  MS-DOS Kermit 3.0 (IBM version).  Be sure to read this file before 
  installing the patches! 

MSR3xx.PCH
  Patches to be installed in MS-DOS Kermit 3.xx via the PATCH command,
  for example, MSR301.PCH.  Pick the one for your version of KERMIT.EXE,
  rename it to MSKERMIT.PCH.  Read MSKPATCH.HLP for details.

MSR3xx.UPD
  Lists of new features for version 3.00, 3.01, etc, for example MSR301.UPD.

MSKERMIT.INI
  A corrected initialization file.  Several minor errors are fixed, and the
  patch mechanism is activated.

MSIHAY.TAK
  A corrected version of the Hayes modem dialing command file.  Rename to
  HAYES.TAK before use.

MSVIBM.PIF
  Corrected Kermit program information for Microsoft Windows.  The one
  originally issued with version 3.00 did not request sufficient memory.
  Rename to KERMIT.PIF before use.

MSWINDOW.HLP
  Some information about running Kermit under Microsoft Windows.

* SAMPLE INITIALIZATION FILES

MSIEMA.INI, MSIEM2.INI
  Key setup files for use with the host-resident EMACS text editor.

MSIIBM.INI, MSIIBM.DOC, MSIPFK.INI, MSIPFK.DOC
  Typical initialization files containing login script definitions,
  key mappings for 3270 protocol emulators, etc.

MSIVT2.INI, MSIVT3.INI
  Keyboard mapping files for VT200, VT300 emulation, etc.
  
MSIWP3.COM
  VAX/VMS companion to MSIWP3.INI (which is distributed on the main Kermit
  diskette), for setting up VAX/VMS WordPerfect for use with Kermit.

MSIXSE.C, MSIXSE.EXE, MSIXSE.HLP
  The "Xsend" program, which builds an MS-DOS Kermit command file to send
  an entire directory and all its subdirectories from one MS-DOS Kermit to
  an MS-DOS Kermit server.

* PRINTER UTILITIES

MSPAAA.HLP
  A description of some of the printer utilities.

MSPDMP.COM, MSPDMP.ASM
  Graphics printer driver for Radio Shack DMP200 printer on EGA systems.

MSPE24.EXE, MSPE24.C
  Graphics printer driver for Epson LQ 2500 series printers on systems with
  EGA or VGA video adaptors and higher resolution video modes, including super
  VGA.

MSPEPS.ASM, MSPEPS.HLP, MSPEPS.COM
  Not included on the utilities diskette because it is on the primary MS-DOS
  Kermit distribution diskette.

MSPHPL.EXE, MSPHPL.C
  Graphics printer driver for Hewlett-Packard Laser series printers on systems
  with EGA or VGA video adaptors and higher resolution video modes, including
  super VGA.

MSPUPC.SH, MSPUPC.NR
  A UNIX shell script to print UNIX files on the PC's local printer through
  MS-DOS Kermit, plus a UNIX "man page" for it.

MSPVPC.COM
  A VAX/VMS DCL command file to print VMS files on the PC's local printer
  through MS-DOS Kermit.

MSPEP4.EXE, MSPEP4.C, MSPEP4.HLP
  A program to convert PC code-page 437 files that contain international
  characters into the character set used by Epson FX and RX series printers.
  This program runs on the PC, and its output can be redirected to the printer.

* TERMINAL EMULATION DOCUMENTATION AND UTILITIES

MSVIBM.TC
  Sample UNIX termcap entries for MS-DOS Kermit's VT320 terminal emulator.

MSVIBM.TEK
  Technical description of MS-DOS Kermit's Tektronix graphics terminal
  emulator, including a complete list of escape sequences.

MSVIBM.VT
  Technical description of MS-DOS Kermit's DEC VT320 text terminal emulator,
  including a complete list of escape sequences.

MSGTIF.DOC
  Technical description of the TIFF 5.0 file format used by MS-DOS Kermit
  3.00 for saving graphics images on disk for importation into other
  applications.

MSVIBM.KEY
  A listing of MS-DOS Kermit keyboard scan codes for versions 2.29B and
  earlier and 2.29C and later, to allow convenient conversions of old key
  setting files into the new format.

MSUCHK.C, MSUCHK.EXE, MSUCHK.HLP
  The "Scancheck" program.  Displays MS-DOS Kermit scan codes for any keys
  that you press.  

MSULK2.ASM, MSULK2.COM, MSULK2.HLP
  Driver for the DEC LK250 keyboard.  Distributed on the main MS-DOS Kermit
  3.0 distribution diskette through versions 3.01, on the utilities diskette
  for 3.02 and later.

MSKGER.HLP
  The MS-DOS 3.0 help file translated into German and rendered in IBM Code
  Page 437 (or 850), to be used for experimenting with international text file
  transfer and terminal display (or for reading, if you can read German!).
  See Chapter 13, "Using MS-DOS Kermit".