[Info-vax] Unix equivalent to SET HOST/DTE ?

[Martin Vorlaender]

Mike Rechtman <mike at rechtman.com> wrote:
> H Vlems wrote:
>> JF Mezei <jfmezei.spam... at vaxination.ca> wrote:
>>> If a unix host has one or more serial ports, what would be the unix
>>> equivalent to SET HOST/DTE txa0: ?
>>>
>>> (aka: like a telnet, except to a serial port).
>>
>> As Glen already wrote, tip does that in the unix world. However PuTTY
>> is available for unix and its user interface is fairly
>> straightforward. Version 6 supports serial lines on WIndows) possibly
>> as well on unix
>
> Using Ubuntu its as simple as:
> sudo apt-get install ckermit
> ... useful to have a usable VT emulator.

Unlike Kermit95 (the Windows version of Kermit), C-Kermit does not
include a VT emulator, qv http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck80specs.html
but rather depends on the unix terminal emulation you run it in.

cu,
   Martin
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