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Kermit (protocol)

Kermit is a computer file transfer and management protocol and a set of communications software tools primarily used in the early years of personal computing in the 1980s. It provides a consistent approach to file transfer, terminal emulation, script programming, and character set conversion across many different computer hardware and operating system…

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Developer
Columbia University
Introduction
1981; 45 years ago (1981)
Purpose
File transfer

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Kermit (protocol)

Nodes73
Edges72
Triples12
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027397
Components1

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Kermit (protocol)

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Developer · 1
Kermit (protocol) → Columbia University
Introduction · 1
Kermit (protocol) → 1981; 45 years ago (1981)
Purpose · 1
Kermit (protocol) → File transfer
Website · 1
Kermit (protocol) → www.kermitproject.org

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kermit protocol columbia university transfer computer used file software history connections use version versions operating ibm computers systems cp frank

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Kermit (protocol)DeveloperColumbia University1.00infobox
Kermit (protocol)Introduction1981; 45 years ago (1981)1.00infobox
Kermit (protocol)PurposeFile transfer1.00infobox
Kermit (protocol)Websitewww.kermitproject.org1.00infobox
ZMODEMinstance ofits authors claim performance is equal to or better than other protocols0.80text
YMODEMinstance ofits authors claim performance is equal to or better than other protocols0.80text
and XMODEMinstance ofits authors claim performance is equal to or better than other protocols0.80text
especially on poor connectionsinstance ofits authors claim performance is equal to or better than other protocols0.80text
a mainframe computer to receive MS-DOS Kermit in .boo formatinstance ofIBM PC compatibles and Apple computers with a Compatibility Card installed can connect to otherwise incompatible systems0.80text
full duplex operationinstance ofwas coined by third-party vendors to refer to higher speed Kermit implementations offering features0.80text
sliding windowsinstance ofwas coined by third-party vendors to refer to higher speed Kermit implementations offering features0.80text
and long packetsinstance ofwas coined by third-party vendors to refer to higher speed Kermit implementations offering features0.80text

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