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    And other software that seems to be everywhere and I’ve never heard of it. What is it good at that other things are not?

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      Very multiplatform file transfer over unreliable serial links.

      I’ve found it useful to bootstrap old hardware.

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        Stupid question, how do you bootstrap Kermit on old hardware?

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          Depends on the old hardware. If it’s a PC then chances are you can just use the floppy drive, PXE, an isa2cf adapter, and any other such means. But if all you have is a pc with dos and a serial port, there’s this:

          http://ftp.nluug.nl/networking/kermit/a/tcomtxt.asm