> >> Well, _I_ don't like calling these things the "printer" port or the
> >> "modem" port.  Why can't we be consistent and call them tty00 and tty01?
> >> And then we could rather easily pass an optional parameter to a generic
> >> script to select the port to use.
> >
> >Well, the idea behind "modem" and "print" was twofold. 1) use names which
> >newbies know about.
> 
> Yeah!  Even I can understand the funny little ICONs attached to the modem 
> and printer ports, but what's a "tty00" or "tty01" ICON look like?

:-)

I think the best solution is for the script builder to mention which
is which, and maybe for the up and down scripts to be modem-up and
printer-up. Or, have modem-up & printer-up be symlinks to the tty0X
files. Thus as we gain mastery of ls -l, we learn more. :-)

And it'll help keep things clear for folks who use mkLinux, which uses
the exact opposite nomenclature.

Take care,

Bill