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On Sat, Dec 10, 2022 at 07:33:54PM -0700, Warner Losh wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 10, 2022 at 7:32 PM Larry McVoy <lm@mcvoy.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Dec 10, 2022 at 07:26:09PM -0700, Warner Losh wrote:
> > > On Sat, Dec 10, 2022, 7:16 PM Larry McVoy <lm@mcvoy.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Wow, Kermit is still around?  I think the last time I used that was
> > > > around 1985.
> > > >
> > > > Are modems still a thing?
> > >
> > > I used it last year... without a modem.
> >
> > What problem does it solve that is not solved?
> 
> Talking to my DEC Rainbow and downloading files to it? It was the go-to
> protocol of choice. Xmodem is available, but messes up file sizes. kermit
> just works with this device that's so slow it drops characters at 2400 baud.

OK, that is cool, but my question was what problem does it solve that
we face today?  Other than talking to 30-40 year old hardware.  Why is
Kermit still a thing?