[TUHS] Stdin Redirect in Cu History/Alternatives?
Warner Losh
imp at bsdimp.com
Sun Dec 11 12:33:54 AEST 2022
On Sat, Dec 10, 2022 at 7:32 PM Larry McVoy <lm at mcvoy.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 10, 2022 at 07:26:09PM -0700, Warner Losh wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 10, 2022, 7:16 PM Larry McVoy <lm at mcvoy.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Wow, Kermit is still around? I think the last time I used that was
> > > around 1985.
> > >
> > > Are modems still a thing?
> >
> > I used it last year... without a modem.
>
> What problem does it solve that is not solved?
>
Talking to my DEC Rainbow and downloading files to it? It was the go-to
protocol of choice. Xmodem is available, but messes up file sizes. kermit
just works with this device that's so slow it drops characters at 2400 baud.
Warner
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