Why wasn’t Kermit used by BBSes? Even at the time I remember having read about it in computer magazines, but I got my first modem in ‘82 or so and I don’t recall ever seeing it in the wild. My first actual contact with it was uploading firmware I wrote to an embedded controller. But the thing it was actually designed for? Not even once.
So… why? We didn’t collectively settle on YMODEM and ZMODEM until many years later. There were lots of early protocols to choose from back then, too. Punter, anyone? No Kermit, though.
So… why? We didn’t collectively settle on YMODEM and ZMODEM until many years later. There were lots of early protocols to choose from back then, too. Punter, anyone? No Kermit, though.