UPDATES

MS-DOS Kermit 3.11 was released September, 1991, and is fully described in
"Using MS-DOS Kermit", second edition. MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 has several features
not described in the book.  This file describes these new features.

MS-DOS Kermit 3.12 was released in September, 1992.  It is a maintenance
release, but with several new features added, including:

 . Networking and communications improvements, including ODI support.
 . Japanese Kanji text-file transfer translation.
 . Locking-shift protocol for file transfer.
 . A new method for transferring files with IBM mainframes.
 . Ability to SET PORT TCP/IP to non-TELNET ports.

MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 was released in July 1993 with the following new features:

 . A new faster method for transferring binary and precompressed files
 . Larger packets and windows allowed, up to 9024 x 31.
 . Switching among multiple simultaneous TCP/IP sessions
 . Data General DASHER terminal emulation
 . Graphics-mode support for 132-column operation on EGA and VGA video adapters
 . Text-mode support for 132-column operation on ET4000 and other VESA adapters
 . Horizontal scrolling
 . Expanded-memory option for screen rollback and graphics image retention
 . Hebrew character-set translation and Hebrew terminal emulation
 . East European character-set translation
 . Icelandic CP861 code page support
 . Separate code page selection for terminal emulation and file transfer
 . Compose-key sequences for entering accented characters
 . New KERMIT PATH environment variable
 . Support for Novell SLIP_PPP ODI driver and other networking improvements
 . BOOTP improvements
 . TELNET improvements, including option negotiation display
 . DIAL-command support for additional modem types

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