Resources¶
Useful references for IBM PC serial communication and file transfer.
Kermit¶
- Columbia University Kermit Project - The official Kermit archive
- MS-Kermit Downloads - MS-Kermit for DOS
- KERMIT.BAS - Receive-only Kermit in BASIC
RS-232 Serial Port Transfer¶
- RS-232 Wikipedia - Overview of the standard
- RS-232 Cables, Wiring and Pinouts - Detailed pinout reference
- DB9 to DB25 Wiring - Crossover cable diagrams
Parallel Port Transfer¶
- PARCP-USB - Parallel port file transfer (requires 386+)
GW-BASIC¶
- GW-BASIC Wikipedia - History and overview
- GW-BASIC User's Guide - Online manual
IBM PC Hardware¶
- IBM PC 5150 Wikipedia - Hardware overview
- IBM 51xx PC Family Computers - Great documentation site
- 8250 UART - Serial chip documentation
- MC1488 Datasheet - RS-232 line driver (requires ±12V)
- ISA Bus - Bus architecture
Ruby¶
- Ruby - Programming language
- serialport gem - Serial port library
Terminal Emulators¶
- PuTTY - Terminal emulator for Windows