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Terminal Emulator for Mac

Posted by:
Steven Gliosca



Date:
07-25-2010,
21:15:PM

Terminal Emulator for MacHello all,

I’m back in the Mac world after, ohhhh since 1991.  Yes folks System7.  Anyhoo, I’m looking for a terminal emulator that will get me serial connections.  Also I just purchased an IOgear USB:Serial adapter.  Finally got the driver working, but I hear the prolific chip kind of blows.  Web comment indicate some instability.  Any recommendations on a USB:serial adapter would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

Cheers,


Steven Gliosca?|??Systems Engineer – Eastern Canada
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Re: Terminal Emulator for Mac

Posted by:
Sean Cody



Date:
07-25-2010,
21:30:PM

screen /dev/tty.usbserial 19200

'Nuff said. :)  Should be in base install.

ZTerm also works very well and supports Z/X/*modem protocols (that's all I use it for these days for updating firmware on stuff).
Prolific gear may not be break-safe though if you are not using any old SPARC gear that shouldn't be a problem.

I've been using a prolific based chipset for years, paid a bit more than I would have liked but when I picked up the SUPER cheap variants 3 of 5 were broken.  The KeySpan devices are really nice but I've had 3 die on me in the past few years.

I use prolific based USB serial adapter and a USB to CAT5 adapter with my in house wiring to a USB hub so I can serial in to my router (a NET4501 screwed on to a wall of my utility room) from the comfort of my desk.

On 2010-07-25, at 8:15 PM, Steven Gliosca wrote:

Hello all,

I?m back in the Mac world after, ohhhh since 1991.  Yes folks System7.  Anyhoo, I?m looking for a terminal emulator that will get me serial connections.  Also I just purchased an IOgear USB:Serial adapter.  Finally got the driver working, but I hear the prolific chip kind of blows.  Web comment indicate some instability.  Any recommendations on a USB:serial adapter would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

Cheers,


Steven Gliosca |  Systems Engineer ? Eastern Canada
Isilon Systems   
www.isilon.com    M +1-416-723-7407

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Re: Terminal Emulator for Mac

Posted by:
Jaime Gago



Date:
07-25-2010,
21:30:PM

Hey there, You can use screen:

http://www.tigoe.net/pcomp/resources/archives/avr/000749.shtml

and

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20061109133825654

or just go with Zterm

http://homepage.mac.com/dalverson/zterm/

I have recently connected to a Vtrak Promise via serial-to-usb using screen and it worked just fine, got my usb-to-serial at cables to go.

- Jaime Gago Systems Administrator Simulation & Educational Technology Information Resources & Technology (IRT) Stanford University School of Medicine jgago@stanford.edu mobile:415-823-7069 http://med.stanford.edu/edtech

On Jul 25, 2010, at 6:15 PM, Steven Gliosca wrote:

Hello all,

I?m back in the Mac world after, ohhhh since 1991. Yes folks System7. Anyhoo, I?m looking for a terminal emulator that will get me serial connections. Also I just purchased an IOgear USB:Serial adapter. Finally got the driver working, but I hear the prolific chip kind of blows. Web comment indicate some instability. Any recommendations on a USB:serial adapter would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

Cheers,

Steven Gliosca | Systems Engineer ? Eastern Canada Isilon Systems
www.isilon.com M +1-416-723-7407

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Re: Terminal Emulator for Mac

Posted by:
Steven Gliosca



Date:
07-25-2010,
21:40:PM

Re: [SSA-Discuss] Terminal Emulator for MacThanks Guys,
I notices screen as part of the dist, just checking for others.
Cheers,


Steven Gliosca?|??Systems Engineer – Eastern Canada
Isilon Systems???
www.isilon.com????M +1-416-723-7407

 Simple is Smart™


From: Jaime Gago <jgago@stanford.edu>
Reply-To: <discuss@studiosysadmins.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:28:38 -0700
To: <discuss@studiosysadmins.com>
Subject: Re: [SSA-Discuss] Terminal Emulator for Mac

Hey there,
You can use screen:

http://www.tigoe.net/pcomp/resources/archives/avr/000749.shtml

and

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20061109133825654

or just go with Zterm

http://homepage.mac.com/dalverson/zterm/

I have recently connected to a Vtrak Promise via serial-to-usb using screen and it worked just fine, got my usb-to-serial at cables to go.

-
Jaime Gago
Systems Administrator
Simulation & Educational Technology
Information Resources & Technology (IRT)
Stanford University School of Medicine
jgago@stanford.edu
mobile:415-823-7069
http://med.stanford.edu/edtech

On Jul 25, 2010, at 6:15 PM, Steven Gliosca wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I’m back in the Mac world after, ohhhh since 1991.  Yes folks System7.  Anyhoo, I’m looking for a terminal emulator that will get me serial connections.  Also I just purchased an IOgear USB:Serial adapter.  Finally got the driver working, but I hear the prolific chip kind of blows.  Web comment indicate some instability.  Any recommendations on a USB:serial adapter would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Steven Gliosca |  Systems Engineer – Eastern Canada
> Isilon Systems   
> www.isilon.com    M +1-416-723-7407
>
> <image.png> Simple is Smart™
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Re: Terminal Emulator for Mac

Posted by:
Serge Dumoulin



Date:
07-26-2010,
15:45:PM

http://homepage.mac.com/dalverson/zterm/


works fine up to 10.6.


serge

On 2010-07-25, at 9:15 PM, Steven Gliosca wrote:

Hello all,

I?m back in the Mac world after, ohhhh since 1991.  Yes folks System7.  Anyhoo, I?m looking for a terminal emulator that will get me serial connections.  Also I just purchased an IOgear USB:Serial adapter.  Finally got the driver working, but I hear the prolific chip kind of blows.  Web comment indicate some instability.  Any recommendations on a USB:serial adapter would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

Cheers,


Steven Gliosca |  Systems Engineer ? Eastern Canada
Isilon Systems   
www.isilon.com    M +1-416-723-7407

<image.png> Simple is Smart?

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