The humble standalone serial terminal might be long gone from the collective computing experience, but in the ghostly form of a software virtual terminal and a serial converter it remains the most ...

The simulation of a serial port in software in order to allow USB, Ethernet or some other input/output port to take its place. Virtual serial ports are necessary to enable an application that was ...

When fiddling around with old computers, you can occasionally find yourself in a sticky situation. What may be a simple task with today’s hardware and software can be nearly impossible given the ...

Although serial port connections have been replaced by USB ports in most computers, older business equipment such as fax machines and printers may still utilize them. When a serial port stops ...

Once upon a time, I converted a classic Mini to electric. I currently use a MacBook and CoolTerm to configure the controllers controllers using serial ports over USB. I'm hoping to find something I ...

[Photo: jstn.cc] Are you ever struck with the urge to briefly get away from your nice color display, with its slim profile and large screen, to retreat to the warm glow of an old-school terminal ...

Does anyone out there know if there is a software terminal server. I'm looking to connect a serial device into the serial port of a computer and have it talk telnet.<BR><BR>Currently we have a leased ...

A device that adds a serial port to a computer. It plugs into the USB port and contains one or more serial port sockets. See serial port. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...

C, and USB Type-B ports are used in all sorts of devices nowadays, but they're not all made the same, and some are becoming ...