Macintosh Kermit

Macintoshes running Mac OS X have their own native Kermit program: C-Kermit 8.0. Don't bother with this page if you have Mac OS X.

Macintosh Kermit 0.993(192), based on C-Kermit 6.0.192, circa 1996, is the most recent release of Macintosh Kermit, but it is not a real release. It has numerous rough edges, and might not work at all on modern Macintoshes (it should work on Macintosh System 7.1 or earlier). If it runs at all on your Mac, it is usable for most serial communications tasks. It includes a VT320 emulator, a normal Macintosh graphical user interface as well as the more powerful C-Kermit command interface, and C-Kermit's Kermit protocol engine. Various features and commands still need to be filled in, the menus need reworking and filling out, and many bugs need fixing.

There has been no work on Macintosh Kermit since 1996 due to a lack of qualified and willing Macintosh programmers. If you are interested in reviving it, let us know.

Macintosh Kermit can be downloaded via anonymous ftp in text mode:

ckmaaa.hlp

Overview of Mac Kermit files.

mackermit.hqx

The Mac Kermit m680x0 executable in BinHex 4.0 format. There is no PowerPC executable.

ckmker.bwr

Release and update notes, hints and tips, bug list, wish list.

ckmker.doc

User manual for version 0.9(40), 1988, plain text.

ckmker.ps

User manual for version 0.9(40), 1988, PostScript.

Using C-Kermit

C-Kermit manual, applies to Mac Kermit's command window.