On Thursday 14 October 2004 16:19, Dave Dodge wrote: >On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 11:25:30AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: >> minicom doesn't like me here, > >I believe minicom will always send modem control strings in its >default configuration, so if you haven't gone through and cleared >those out it could be a problem. > I'd done that right off, but its propensity for scribbling all over its shell screen drove me to distraction, no way to tell what was new and what was old. No screen damage control whatsoever.
>> but "cutecom" that was announced on freshmeat yesterday > >An even more basic option is "microcom" (see freshmeat), which >is somewhat like Sun's "tip" in that it provides only the bare >essentials for connectivity and otherwise stays out of your way. > > -Dave Dodge I don't think this cutecom is terribly more complex, although it can call up x,y, and zmodem transfers with a button click. Thats all I need once I get the other end working. It is being a problem child I'd like to spank. Valuable docs have disappeared into the sands of time unforch. That, and too many other irons in the fire. Right now I need a 4 pack of 34 pin IDC connectors & one header to build a bridge between a pc's parport and some stepper controllers I found down in Aussie land. Going to try and put my micromill under cnc control. :) -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.27% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com attorneys please note, additions to this message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2004 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
