Cutecom and also minicom [COLUG]

[Rob Funk]

jep200404 wrote:
> The stock cutecom allows you to type the name of the device.
> I.e., you're not stuck with just the choices in the list.
>
> Also, learn how to use minicom.

Minicom is great as an equivalent to those old DOS terminal programs like 
ProComm.  But since BBSs are gone, I get frustrated when I try to use it 
for serial port work now.  Mostly because it tries to initialize a modem 
when it first starts, before you've had a chance to configure it, and I 
don't always want to use the same serial port (or even a modem).  Plus 
its line-drawing characters don't always work.

When I just want something simple to deal with arbitrary serial ports I 
use "cu", which was originally part of the UUCP suite but now often 
available separately.

If you want something between the simplicity of cu and the complexity of 
minicom, the Kermit terminal program is also still around, as both 
C-Kermit and G-Kermit depending on your choice of license and features.

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