Minicom
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| Minicom | |
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 Minicom run in a X11 xterm window |
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| Developed by | Adam Lackorzynski, Martin A. Godisch |
| Latest release | 2.3 / February 24, 2008 |
| Written in | C |
| OS | Linux, POSIX |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Development status | Active |
| Genre | Terminal emulator |
| License | GPL |
| Website | http://alioth.debian.org/projects/minicom |
Minicom is a text-based modem control and terminal emulation program for Unix-like operating systems, originally written by Miquel van Smoorenburg, and modeled after the popular MS-DOS program Telix. Minicom includes a dialing directory, ANSI and VT100 emulation, an (external) scripting language, and other features. Minicom is a menu-driven communications program. It also has an auto zmodem download.
A common use for minicom is when setting up a remote serial console, perhaps as a last resort to access a computer if the LAN is down. This can be done using nothing more than an old 386 laptop with a minicom floppy distro such as Pitux or Serial Terminal Linux. It is even possible to use the Windows Server Emergency Management Services console in Windows 2003. Windows NT4 also had a similar feature, where one could enable an emergency serial line command prompt.
