This is to announce Version 2.28 of MS-DOS Kermit.  MS-DOS Kermit provides
terminal emulation and Kermit protocol file transfer for the following
systems:

. IBM PC, PC/XT, PC/AT and compatibles
. IBM PCjr (RS232 port only)
. DEC Rainbow Series
. Hewlett-Packard 150
. Hewlett-Packard 110
. NEC APC
. Sanyo MBC
. Texas Instruments Professional
. Wang PC
. Heath/Zenith 100
. Generic MS-DOS

The program has been tested at Columbia on the IBM PC, XT, and AT, the DEC
Rainbow, and the HP-150.  Since the system-dependent modules were not noticably
altered, it is expected that it will work on the other systems too -- but
confirmation (to Info-Kermit@CU20B) would be appreciated.

The changes are in several major areas:

1. Bug fixes (many)
2. Size -- new version is much smaller on disk, at the cost of DOS 1.x support.
3. New commands - CWD, TYPE, VERSION
4. Better unique-filename manufacturing algorithm.
5. Additional Heath-19 terminal emulation features and controls.

The files are in KER:MS*.* on CU20B, available to Internet via anonymous FTP:

KER:MS228.UPD  -- List of specific changes from 2.27 to 2.28
KER:MSAAAA.HLP -- List of all the MS*.* files, with brief explanations
KER:MS*.BOO    -- .BOO-format programs for downloading (see documentation)
KER:MSKERM.DOC -- New Kermit User Guide manual chapter for V2.28
KER:MSKERM.BWR -- "Beware File" (list of known bugs & limitations) 
KB:MS*.EXE     -- 8-bit binary format Kermit programs for the various systems

The files will also appear at the other Kermit distribution points within
a week or two (BITnet KERMSRV, okstate, etc) and will be submitted to PC SIG
for the benefit of those who want to order MS-DOS Kermit on floppy disk.