Kishore,
that's excellent:
> Yes it is a complete system.
So you'll need Kermit for RSX on the PDP-11, and Kermit on WinNT.
For the former, try starting at
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/pdp11.html - Kermit is free, so you only
need to follow the instructions provided on the pages. As far as I
remember, these instructions also contain a method to download some
initial program - they do not assume you have KERMIT-11 before you
download the program.
You may also want to try searching (use Google) for "kermit pdp-11"
(don't type the quotes there) - there are lots of appropriate matches.
In case it is already present on your machine, it may start if you enter
KERMIT (or simply KER) as a MCR command (or, if your account is set to
use DCL as the command language, you may try MCR KER). However, this
requires the task to be installed. You may also check for a file named
KERMIT.TSK in the [1,54] directory on the system disk. If it is there,
you can RUN [1,54]KERMIT to start it.
Assuming you manage to find Kermit on your PDP-11 or download it, you
will then need Kermit for Windows NT.
I once tried to find this (for a similar purpose as yours), and had no
luck: it would appear that this particular implementation is commercial
software, so you'll need to *buy* it.
Another, cheaper, option might be to use the DOS or Win95 incarnation of
KERMIT on the PC. Start at
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/mskermit.html
to find out more.
I have both KERMIT-11 on my PDP-11 as well as MSKERMIT on some old 3.5"
floppy, so if none of the above gets you forward, let me know, and we
can work something out. But I am pretty sure the Web sources will do the
job - and you'll become familiar with an important piece of computer
communication history.
Good luck!
Andreas
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Andreas Freiherr
Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany
http://www.vishay.com
Received on Tue Feb 18 2003 - 14:41:00 GMT