procedure show; (* show the current parameters *)

    (* This procedure lists the current state of parameters for Kermit.
       There is a little cleanup to do in this area, as some are for
       future expansion and some will be implemented when a DEC-20 style
       command parser is implemented.
    *)

    begin (* show *)
      writeln('Current state of parameters are:');
      writeln;
      writeln(tab(2), 'Filetype (Filetype): ', file_str[file_type_var],'.');
      writeln(tab(2), 'Parity (PArity): ', parity_str[parity_type_var],'.');
      writeln(tab(2), 'Escape sequence (constant): ^\ - C (Control-backslash ''C''.');
      writeln(tab(2), 'Packet size (Size): ', packet_size,'.');
      writeln(tab(2), 'Number of pad characters (Npad): ', npad,'.');
      writeln(tab(2), 'Pad character to send (PAD): char(',pad,').');
      writeln(tab(2), 'Check type (Checktype): ',chk_type,'.');
      writeln(tab(2), 'Debug mode (Debug): ', debug_mode, '.');
      writeln(tab(2), 'Number of retries: ', maxtry, '.');
      writeln(tab(2), 'Printer mode (PRinter): ', print_mode, '.');
      writeln;
      writeln('To change a parameter, type: SET <parameter> <value>');
      writeln('Valid parameters are shown in parentheses. Abbreviations are capitalized.');
    end; (* show *)


  procedure help;

    (* This procedure just lists the valid commands that can be typed on Turbo
       Kermit.
    *)

    begin
      clrscr;
      writeln('The following are valid commands:');
      writeln(tab(5),'Bye - Logout host, return to CP/M.');
      writeln(tab(5),'Connect - Connect to remote host and act as a terminal.');
      writeln(tab(5),'Exit - Return to CP/M.');
      writeln(tab(5),'Finish - Shut down remote server.');
      writeln(tab(5),'Get - Get the specified file(s) from the host.');
      writeln(tab(5),'Help - Display this help message.');
      writeln(tab(5),'Quit - Return to CP/M.');
      writeln(tab(5),'Receive - Receive a file from remote host.');
      writeln(tab(5),'SENd - Send a file to remote host.');
      writeln(tab(5),'SET - Set local Kermit parameter.');
      writeln(tab(5),'SHow - Show the current parameters.');
      writeln(tab(5),'Ctrl-D to abort transfer.');
      writeln;
      writeln(tab(3),'Allowable abbreviations are shown in capital letters.');
    end;

(*----------------------------------------------------------------*)

  procedure set_param; (* set a prameter *)

    (* This procedure is several case statements that read the arguments
       and try to adjust the parameters accordingly.  It will probably be
       replaced at a later time with a DEC-20 style command parser, so not
       much work will be done on it now to clean it up.
    *)

    var
      temp, code : integer;

    begin (* set_param *)
      case arg1[1] of
        'D', 'd' : begin
                     if (arg2 = 'ON') or (arg2 = 'on') then
                       begin
                         debug := true;
                         debug_mode := 'on';
                       end
                     else
                       begin
                         debug := false;
                         debug_mode := 'off';
                       end;
                     writeln('Debug mode is now ', debug_mode);
                   end;
        'F', 'f' : begin
                     case arg2[1] of
                       'A', 'a' : file_type_var := ascii;
                       'B', 'b' : file_type_var := binary;
                       else
                         writeln('Unknown file type.');
                     end; (* case *)
                     writeln('Filetype set to:  ', file_str[file_type_var]);
                   end;
        'P', 'p' : begin
                     case arg1[2] of
                       'A','a' : begin
                                   case arg2[1] of
                                     'N', 'n' : parity_type_var := no_parity;
                                     'M', 'm' : parity_type_var := mark_parity;
                                     'S', 's' : parity_type_var := space_parity;
                                     'E', 'e' : parity_type_var := even_parity;
                                     'O', 'o' : parity_type_var := odd_parity;
                                     else
                                     writeln('Parity type ', arg2, ' not allowed.');
                                   end; (* case *)
                                   writeln('Parity set to: ', parity_str[parity_type_var]);
                                 end;
                     'R','r' : begin
                                 if (arg2 = 'ON') or (arg2 = 'on') then
                                   begin
                                     printing := true;
                                     print_mode := 'on';
                                   end
                                 else
                                   begin
                                     printing := false;
                                     print_mode := 'off';
                                   end;
                                 writeln('Print logging is now ', print_mode);
                               end;
                     end; (* case *)
                   end;
        'R', 'r' : begin
                     val(arg2, temp, code);
                     if code <> 0 then
                       writeln('Retry count ', arg2, ' not allowed.')
                     else
                       begin
                         maxtry := temp;
                         writeln('Retry count set to ', retry, '.');
                       end;
                   end;
        else
          begin
            writeln('Parameter ', arg1, ' not allowed.');
          end;
      end; (* case *)
    end; (* set_param *)