PDP11 Tips
Using Kermit to Transfer Files to MSC
- Boot the PDP11 system in Thurston 324 (You must wait a while after you
turn it on for the hard disk to get going.)
- At the '*' prompt type: DL1
- Enter the time and date as requested, just hit enter for the file query.
- At the '.' prompt type: FB very important to be in FB monitor
- Doing kermit, type what is bold
- kermit
- Should get Kermit-11 prompt
- connect
- To connect to the terminal server
- hit enter a few times
- This should display the server prompt: ANNEX-CRAB-10
- telnet hugh
- Connect to an MSC host, or any host for that matter
- kermit
- Start kermit on the Unix host, should get C-Kermit prompt
- server
- to enter server mode
- escape back to pdp11 kermit with ^\c
- should get kermit11 prompt
- send filename
- send 1 file
- send *.doc
- send all .doc files
- finish
- Tell's the unix kermit in server mode that it can stop serving
- connect
- reconnect to unix
- enter
- should get C-Kermit prompt
- quit
- leave unix kermit
- ls
- check out the files
- ^d
- logout of unix
- escape back to pdp11 kermit with ^\c
- should get kermit11 prompt
- quit
- Leave PDP kermit
- At this point I'd say go home but you never do.