Subject: Re: (OT) seeking serial terminal emulation application
To: Schwerzmann, Stephan <stephan.schwerzmann@schmid-telecom.ch>
From: John Gordon <john_94501@yahoo.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 03/14/2003 08:47:50
Hello,
You could take a look at the stuff on Fink, where there's lots of software
that's been ported to MacOS X. A quick scan there got this hit:
http://fink.sourceforge.net/pdb/package.php/eterm
Don't know if that's going to be what you're after - it was described as a
VT102 emulator.
HTH,
John...
--- "Schwerzmann, Stephan" <stephan.schwerzmann@schmid-telecom.ch> wrote:
> (* 2nd attemp to reach port-macppc@netbsd.org - first does not show up in
> archive *)
>
> dear experts,
>
> please forgive for my OT enquiry, but the netbsd mailing lists are so a
> good source of tech info
>
> I am looking for an application that does emulate a serial terminal (aka
> glass tty) for, ehm.. well.. MacOS X (Jaguar) on my TiBook 500MHz with a
> Keyspan USB-Serial adapter.
>
> Terminal and iTerm (found by help of versiontracker.com) are not what I am
> looking for (except IFF someone can tell about hidden fatures and how to
> activat'em...);
> what I could not find so far, is the same type of thing that ClarisWorks
> up to V.5 had built in and now is missing in AppleWorks V.6
> (or HyperTerminal under windows, for completing up comparison charts)
>
> expressed an _equivalent_problem_ in other words: "I'm tired of carrying
> my VT-100 on my motorbike" (yes I have one of each :-)
>
> My excuse for asking here is some hope that maybe an app in NetBSD
> userland fits my need if I can manage to compile/port it to OSX
> (I've already tried now and then to install NetBSD on misc. hardware of my
> personal computer museum, but lack of time prevented me to overcome
> struggles...)
>
> so if some kind soul can give a pure NetBSD answer/solution it's ok for
> me, and being less of OT it can remain on the list :-)
> it would also be ok to run on OSX/beige G3 DT (on board serial ports -
> instead of USB-Serial adapter)
>
> thanks in advance
> Stephan
>
> OT^2: I found MiniTerm.app on my OSX installation (/var/library I
> think...),
> what's that? neither man nor Help do give me a clue...
> Is it really an OSX app? how to start it? from commandline?
>
> OT^3: no, no M$/x86 equipment in my household ;-)
>
>
>
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