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Darius Kazemi

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Thanks to the internet-history mailing list, today I learned about the Kermit protocol, which was an extremely efficient protocol for moving bits over serial connections, popular in the early 80s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_(protocol)

Jason Cosper

@darius I used to use Kermit (the software) to get online in the mid-90s!

Rob Russell

@darius I remember using that!

Tristan Miller

@darius I wouldn't call Kermit "efficient"! It was certainly versatile and portable, but was among the slowest protocols commonly available on 8-bit micros of the 1980s.