MICROSOFT WINDOWS...

MS-DOS Kermit operates under Microsoft Windows 3.0 and 3.1 in fullscreen mode
on all machines, and in a window on 386-class or higher machines that have
enough memory for Windows to operate in Enhanced Mode (3-4 megabytes are
required).  Be sure to install the KERMIT.PIF file so Windows can can set
things up correctly for Kermit operation.  See the instructions in MSKERM.HLP.

Under Windows 3.x Real or Standard mode, you can use still use MS-DOS Kermit
as a full-screen DOS application.  Kermit works in a window on all PCs (if
they have enough memory) under Windows 2.0.

The use of COM3 and COM4 under Windows is problematic, but most users report
success after finding the right "SET COMx <address> <irq>" command.

When running Kermit in two windows at once, one on COM1, one on COM2, Windows
complains that both applications want to access COM1.  To make sure that COM1's
IRQ 4 is not touched when starting COM2 (part of the "find the IRQ" test),
specify the COM2 port parameters explicitly as SET COM2 \x2f8 3 (standard port
address and IRQ for COM2) to make Kermit skip the test.

Similarly, if you have a serial mouse on COM1, and you want Kermit to use (for
example) COM2 for communication, add the following to your MSCUSTOM.INI
file to prevent Kermit from touching COM1 and interfering with your mouse:

  SET COM2 \x2f8 3 ; (substitute appropriate values)
  SET PORT COM2

Kermit's performance under Windows depends on the BIOS, the machine
architecture, the serial port hardware, which drivers and TSRs are loaded, the
system load, and Windows settings.  A 16550A UART is particularly important
under Windows, as is an effective flow control method. For further tuning,
look at the Windows files SYSIN*.TXT for information about SYSTEM.INI settings
related to communication ports, particularly COMxBuffer and COMBoostTime.

When running MS-DOS Kermit under Windows, specifying a ",P" at the end of a
serial port setting in WIN.INI or in a MODE command can cause loss of
characters from the serial port.  Remove the ",P" from the setting.

See KERMIT.HLP for instructions on using Kermit's TCP/IP support under Windows.

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