`Kermit - What's New`

Also see: Kermit Software - Current Versions.

What's Happening Now

The Kermit Project has been canceled effective 1 July 2011. Until then:
We're working on a new release of C-Kermit for Unix and VMS.
The source code to all Kermit versions, including Kermit 95 and E-Kermit, will be released with the Open-Source Revised 3-Clause BSD License (except for certain K95 modules that Columbia U does not own the rights to because they were licensed from other companies who will not allow the code to be released or who no longer exist).

[ 2011 ]

11 Apr 2011: Russian mainframe Kermit manual from 1989 online as PDF.
30 Mar 2011: E-Kermit released with BSD license.
30 Mar 2011: Kermit 95 Manual placed online.
30 Mar 2011: Most recent update of Kermit 95 FAQ.
15 Mar 2011: Kermit Project cancellation announcement, website overhauled.
01 Jan 2011: Using C-Kermit available in Kindle e-book edition from Amazon.com

[ 2010 ]

08 Dec 2010: ksitemap script
15 Oct 2010: SSH client page in Belarusian
21 Sep 2010: C-Kermit 9.0 Alpha.09
23 Aug 2010: C-Kermit 9.0 Alpha.08
05 Aug 2010: C-Kermit 9.0 Alpha.07
07 Apr 2010: C-Kermit 9.0 Alpha.06 [CSV Tutorial]
05 Apr 2010: C-Kermit 9.0 Alpha.05 [Bilingual Web Log Tutorial]
29 Mar 2010: C-Kermit 9.0 Alpha.04.
19 Mar 2010: C-Kermit 9.0 Alpha.03. [HP Switch Backup Tutorial]
01 Feb 2010: C-Kermit 9.0 Alpha.02. [HP iLO Blade Configuration Scripts]

[ 2009 ]

20 Nov 2009: C-Kermit Development resumes with C-Kermit 9.0 Alpha.01. [Rolm CBX scripts]

[ 2006 ]

20 Dec 2006: C-Kermit 8.0.212 Dev.27 upload; supports large files in Unix, FTP timeouts, etc.
12 Dec 2006: HTTP access to the FTP archive.
29 Apr 2006: 25th Anniversary of the first Kermit protocol file transfer.
27 Apr 2006: DECsystem-10 Kermit 3(136).
01 Feb 2006: Most recent update of C-Kermit FAQ.
06 Jan 2006: DECSYSTEM-20 Kermit 5.1(186).

[ 2005 ]

06 Nov 2005: Spanish-language version of Kermit home page.
17 Jun 2005: New support arrangements for K95
12 Jun 2005: C-Kermit development resumes after a year's hiatus

[ 2004 ]

23 Sep 2004: E-Kermit 1.51.
10 Apr 2004: C-Kermit 8.0.211
10 Apr 2004: E-Kermit 1.5.
04 Apr 2004: C-Kermit 8.0.211 first public Beta.
20 Mar 2004: E-Kermit 1.4.
04 Mar 2004: E-Kermit 1.3.

[ 2003 ]

10 Dec 2003: Kermit Slashdotted.
03 Dec 2003: DEC-20 Kermit 5.1(266).
20 Nov 2003: NASA Kermit article.
28 Oct 2003: Kermit FTP Client FAQ.
30 Mar 2003: C-Kermit 8.0.209 released.
10 Mar 2003: C-Kermit 8.0.208 released.
02 Mar 2003: C-Kermit 8.0.208 release candidate.
24 Feb 2003: New FTP Scripts section added to Script Library.
17 Feb 2003: K95 trial version updated to 2.1.3 (e-academy download)
16 Feb 2003: Kermit 95 Academic Site License sales discontinued due to lack of demand.
30 Jan 2003: K95 trial version updated to 2.1.3 (Columbia download)
18 Jan 2003: E-Kermit 1.2.
21 Jan 2003: Kermit 95 2.1.3
11 Jan 2003: PDP-8 / PDP-12 Kermit page added to website.

[ 2002 ]

31 Dec 2002: Current versions page added to website.
31 Dec 2002: Kermit 95 2.1 shrinkwraps and C-Kermit 8.0 CDROM begin shipping.
25 Nov 2002: Kermit 95 2.1.2 for Windows and OS/2 sent for shrinkwrapping.
25 Nov 2002: C-Kermit 8.0 CDROM sent for manufacturing.
14 Nov 2002: Kermit 95 2.1 released for Windows and OS/2.
24 Oct 2002: C-Kermit 8.0.206.
07 Oct 2002: Embedded Kermit 1.1
24 Jul 2002: Export License Exception ENC for cryptographic versions of Kermit 95.
20 Jun 2002: Electronic delivery of K95 2.0 (including a free trial version) by e-academy.com.
06 Jun 2002: Kermit 95 2.0 (first GUI version) announced for Windows.
29 May 2002: Kermit 95 2.0 GUI Beta Test.
30 Apr 2002: Kermit Bibliography
02 Apr 2002: Kermit 95 1.1.21 with SSH and FTP for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
08 Feb 2002: C-Kermit 8.0.201 released for Unix and VMS (minor update to 8.0.200).
23 Jan 2002: K95 1.1.21 Beta test begins.
01 Jan 2002: New K95 Lifetime Academic Site License, new Omnibus Right-to-Copy License,

[ 2001 ]

12 Dec 2001: C-Kermit 8.0.200 released for Unix and VMS.
19 Sep 2001: Kermit 95 1.1.20 Trial Download (through 31 December 2001).
06 Aug 2001: DECSYSTEM-20 Kermit 5.1(264) (faster packet reading)
01 Jul 2001: G-Kermit updates: OS/2 version, ZIP-format source archive, UUE's updated.
29 Apr 2001: 20th Anniversary of the first Kermit file transfer.
28 Jan 2001: DECSYSTEM-20 Kermit 5.1(263) adds long packets (first new release in 13 years)

[ 2000 ]

08 Dec 2000: C-Kermit 7.1 Alpha.01, first Kermit FTP client.
20 Apr 2000: IKSD for Windows 95/98/NT/2000 Beta Test.
15 Apr 2000: C-Kermit 7.0 CDROM.
31 Mar 2000: Kermit 95 1.1.20 for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 and OS/2.
27 Feb 2000: C-Kermit 7.0.197.
15 Feb 2000: Kermit 95 1.1.19.
01 Feb 2000: C-Kermit 7.0 Update Notes.
01 Jan 2000: C-Kermit 7.0.196.

[ 1999 ]

25 Dec 1999: G-Kermit 1.00 released.
18 Dec 1999: G-Kermit 1.00 Beta.01.
20 May 1999: Search capability added to the Kermit website.
06 May 1999: MS-DOS Kermit 3.16 Beta 7.
22 Apr 1999: Kermit Script Library.
12 Feb 1999: IBM Mainframe Kermit 4.3.3 for TSO only. corrects a minor TSO-specific bug.
30 Jan 1999: C-Kermit 7.0 Beta.04, first public Beta.
28 Jan 1999: MS-DOS Kermit 3.16 Beta 1.

[ 1998 ]

15 Jun 1998: Kermit 95 1.1.17 for Windows and OS/2.
25 May 1998: HP-48 Resource Page.
08 Apr 1998: Kermit 95 1.1.16; first version with security (Kerberos, etc).

[ 1997 ]

16 Dec 1997: IBM Mainframe Kermit 4.3.2, first Y2K version.
13 Nov 1997: "Pygmy Forth" Kermit.
13 Nov 1997: Tandem Nonstop Kermit 2.0.
13 Oct 1997: Kermit for RT-11, TSX+, and Pro/RT 3.63, Billy Youdelman.
02 Oct 1997: GUI patches for Kermit 95.
02 Oct 1997: Registry Tool for Kermit 95.
30 Sep 1997: Kermit 95 1.1.15.
24 Sep 1997: Kermit 95 1.1.14.
18 Sep 1997: xtdialer and xtkermit X-based front end for C-Kermit from Stewart A. Levin, Stanford U.
15 Sep 1997: MS-DOS Kermit 3.15 for DOS and Windows 3.x.
xx Jul 1997: The C-Kermit 6.0.192 CDROM.
xx Jul 1997: C-Kermit: More than Just a File Transfer Protocol, Sys Admin Magazine, July 1997.
24 Jun 1997: Kermit 95 1.1.13.
08 Jun 1997: Kermit 95 1.1.12.
xx May 1997: Comparison of UUCP and C-Kermit, Peter Eichhorn.
07 Mar 1997: C-Kermit 6.0 for Stratus VOS.
08 Feb 1997: Kermit 95 1.1.11, the first K95 release with OS/2 support.
14 Jan 1997: Kermit 95 1.1.10.

[ 1996 ]

18 Dec 1996: Kermit 95 1.1.9.
12 Dec 1996: C-Kermit 6.0 for UNIX, VMS, AOS/VS, QNX, Plan 9, BeBox, OS-9, ...
30 Nov 1996: Using C-Kermit, Second Edition
21 Nov 1996: Kermit 95 1.1.8.
24 Jul 1996: Kermit 95 1.1.7.
17 Jul 1996: Kermit 95 1.1.6.
03 Jul 1996: Kermit 95 1.1.5.
30 Jun 1996: Kermit for the Intel 8051 Microcontroller.
07 May 1996: Kermit 95 for Windows NT on the DEC Alpha.
07 May 1996: Kermit 95 1.1.4.
22 Feb 1996: Kermit 95 1.1.3, includes host mode.

[ 1995 ]

18 Dec 1995: Kermit 95 1.1.2.
14 Nov 1995: Kermit 95 1.1.1.
23 Oct 1995: First release of Kermit 95 for Windows 95 and NT.
23 Oct 1995: New tech-support procedures announced.
17 Jul 1995: A formal specification and verification of the Kermit protocol.
21 May 1995: MS-DOS Kermit 3.14.
xx Jun 1995: The Kermit FAQ.
xx May 1995: Tim Kientzle's book, The Working Programmer's Guide to Serial Protocols.
23 Apr 1995: OS/2 C-Kermit 5A(191).
xx Mar 1995: Kermit News Number 6, the last issue.
02 Feb 1995: IBM Mainframe Kermit 4.3.1.

[ 1754-1994 ]

1994: Kermit Web Site established 6 December.
1994: Kermit newsgroup established 9 September.
1992: Publication of Using C-Kermit (first edition).
1992: C-Kermit 5A (scripting, TCP/IP, sliding windows...)
1990: Publication of Using MS-DOS Kermit (first edition).
1989: First International Kermit Conference, Moscow, USSR.
1988: Kermit sessions at Switzerland and US DECUS symposia.
1988: Club Kermit in France.
1987: Publication of Kermit, A File Transfer Protocol.
1987: Kermit session at Tokyo DECUS Symposium.
1986: Kermit Project established; first issue of Kermit News.
1985: C-Kermit 4.0 (first interactive version) for UNIX and VMS.
1984: Kermit FTP site and Info-Kermit mailing list on ARPANET.
1984: First Kermit articles published in BYTE magazine.
1983: VAX/VMS Kermit-32 1.0.
1982: MS-DOS Kermit, IBM Mainframe Kermit, C-Kermit 1.0, TOPS-10 Kermit.
1981: Kermit protocol designed at Columbia University and first implementations written (CP/M, DEC-20).
1754: Columbia University founded by King George II of England.

Kermit News ceased publication with Number 6, March 1995. Too expensive! All news can now be found on the Kermit website. To see Kermit News #6 and previous issues, CLICK HERE.

Also see the newsgroup comp.protocols.kermit.announce for announcements.

Kermit - What's New / The Kermit Project / Columbia University / kermit@columbia.edu /