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Bug#236044: ITP: picocom -- minimal dumb-terminal emulation program



On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 03:24:08PM -0800, Oliver Kurth wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist

> * Package name    : picocom
>   Version         : 1.1
>   Upstream Author : Nick Patavalis (npat@efault.net)
> * URL             : http://efault.net/npat/hacks/picocom/
> * License         : GPL
>   Description     : minimal dumb-terminal emulation program
>  picocom was designed to serve as a simple, manual, modem
>  configuration, testing, and debugging tool. It has also served (quite
>  well) as a low-tech "terminal-window" to allow operator intervention
>  in PPP connection scripts (something like the ms-windows "open
>  terminal window before / after dialing" feature). It could also prove
>  useful in many other similar tasks. It is ideal for embedded systems
>  since its memory footprint is minimal.

In what cases do you find that minicom is not small enough?

Cheers,
-- 
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

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