Version 5.3 is the first major release of Kermit-20 in two decades and represents over a year of development for the following functionality:

·      Updates Kermit to version 7 of Tops-20.

·      Adds DECnet NRT transport to Tops-10, Tops-20 and Ultrix hosts.

·      Adds pseudo-terminal support.

·      Support for batch stream execution, including extensive testing.

·      Microsecond timing (limited by Tops-20)

·      Efficiency Enhancements

·      Symbolic (C) escape sequences and enhanced parsing

·      New and Enhanced commands

·      Revamped and enhanced macro facility

I am still working out where this is going up on the Internet, but for now, HECnet users can feel free to access the package anonymously as follows:

VENTI2::K20:  Kermit-20 Executable and release notes
VENTI2::K20D: Kermit documentation in various formats
VENTI2::K20S: Macro source code plus build files for Batch (.CTL) and Interactive (.MIC)
VENTI2::K20T: Extensive testing control files and results

Gigantic thanks to Bob Armstrong for providing countless Tops-10 cycles, support and other resources to me for testing and troubleshooting.

I'm celebrating climbing out of this particular rabbit hole by breaking Tops-20 NFT, but FAL is OK.  I think.