Re: What is Tip used for??

From: Kirk Strauser (kirk_at_strauser.com)
Date: 05/28/03

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    To: Dragoncrest <dragoncrest@voyager.net>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 17:17:10 -0500

    At 2003-05-27T22:04:41Z, Dragoncrest <dragoncrest@voyager.net> writes:

    > Ah, sweet. Kinda like hyperterminal for unix. Neat. I'll have to
    > remember that. :) I've been looking for a program like that for a while.

    Yep. However, it is a *very* minimal program - no x/y/z-modem transfers, no
    real terminal emulation, nothing. Works great for routers but that's about
    it. Minicom and ecu and reasonable hyperterm replacements with a lot more
    functionality if that's what you need. 

    -- 
Kirk Strauser

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