22 Jan
2012
22 Jan
'12
8:46 p.m.
Liam Proven wrote:
On 22 January 2012 18:55, MikeS <dm561 at
torfree.net> wrote:
Yup, that's one of my pet dislikes of HT too.
----- Original Message:
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:59:25 +0000
From: Pete Turnbull <pete at dunnington.plus.com>
As for me: I really dislike the business of selecting a session,
attaching it to a specified modem device and so on. I want a comms
program to just open up and point me at the serial port; I'll do the
dialling, thanks. I dislike hyperterminal fairly intensely...
Just curious: what is it specifically about HyperTerminal that you not only
dislike, but dislike "fairly intensely" (other than that it used to be
supplied by Microsoft and runs in Windows)? I do feel that the basic function of a comms program
is to be a
terminal emulator, though. HyperTerm compelled you to create a
session, install a modem driver, choose a modem and so on, even if you
just wanted to type
If you wanted a dumb terminal session, IIRC, you had
to configure a
null modem or a direct cable connection and point it at that. It was
just obstructive.
Seconded. Obstructive is a good description. That's most of why I
"dislike it intensely".
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York