Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:16:55 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Nathan Kinkade <nkinkade@ub.edu.bz> Cc: "Colin J. Raven" <colin@kozy-kabin.nl> Subject: Re: Reasonable Hyperterminal alternative? Message-ID: <41BDEAA7.2080708@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <20041213183808.GL3650@gentoo-npk.bmp.ub> References: <Pine.NEB.4.61.9.0412110008250.579@kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl> <20041213134843.GB30241@netophilia.net> <1e58dbf60412131005294ed94a@mail.gmail.com> <20041213183808.GL3650@gentoo-npk.bmp.ub>
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Nathan Kinkade wrote: >On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 12:05:23PM -0600, Mike Oliveri wrote: > > >>>>Greetings all, >>>> >>>>I'm seeking a reasonable alternative to WinXP/2000 Hyperterminal as a >>>>console application (for serial port access to a no-graphics card box). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Are you looking for something to run under BSD? If so, minicom is great. >>>/usr/ports/comms/minicom/ >>>___ >>>Dan >>> >>> >>I just went throught he same, myself. I like minicom, and I also found >>CuteCom (http://cutecom.sourceforge.net/) a nice one with a GUI. This >>one doesn't dial, however. Just console connections. >> >>Take care, >>Mike >> >> > >Depending on how you define "reasonable", you can always use the stock >utilities that come with a base install of FreeBSD: tip(1) or cu(1). It >is the same binary hardlinked by those two filenames. Certainly they >are not as easy to use as minicom, and are probably not as feature rich, >but should work nonetheless and wouldn't require to install another >program if you are keen on keeping the system as close to the base >as possible. > >Nathan > > And, on that line of thought, I suppose that kermit is a/the canonical piece of software, traditionally speaking; but last I looked, it was a significant time investment unless you just pick up things like that automagically. Featureful, though; but not part of base. But, we'll soon have every alternative listed in this thread if we keep redefining "reasonable", which is a rather subjective term, I suppose ... Kevin Kinsey
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