Whatever became of HyperTerminal?

What is one supposed to do about running a terminal program in Vista since
it doesn't seem to be in Home Premium anywhere? No HyperTerminal that I can
find?

Any suggestions? I have to connect to some old systems and serial devices
occasionally.

TIA

"in Technicolor®" <> wrote:

> What is one supposed to do about running a terminal program in Vista
> since it doesn't seem to be in Home Premium anywhere? No HyperTerminal
> that I can find?

It is gone, but you can try these alternatives:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...594931033.mspx

Charlie42

Here's an updated version of the free one included in earlier Windows...
it's free for personal use.

http://www.hilgraeve.com/htpe/download.html


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"in Technicolor®" <> wrote in message
news:_DvNj.9704$El4.7663@trnddc05...
> What is one supposed to do about running a terminal program in Vista since
> it doesn't seem to be in Home Premium anywhere? No HyperTerminal that I
> can find?
>
> Any suggestions? I have to connect to some old systems and serial devices
> occasionally.
>
> TIA

"Dave" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Here's an updated version of the free one included in earlier Windows...
> it's free for personal use.
>
> http://www.hilgraeve.com/htpe/download.html


I thought that Vista dropped support for serial connections. Without the
Routing and Remote Access service, what happens?

ss.

A misunderstanding I think. Otherwise why would they bother to include a
Phone and Modem Options applet in Vista's Control Panel?

Aside from that HyperTerminal can make TCP/IP and modem connections as well
as direct COM port connections.


"Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> "Dave" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Here's an updated version of the free one included in earlier Windows...
>> it's free for personal use.
>>
>> http://www.hilgraeve.com/htpe/download.html
>
>
> I thought that Vista dropped support for serial connections. Without the
> Routing and Remote Access service, what happens?
>
> ss.
>

In article <_DvNj.9704$El4.7663@trnddc05>,
in Technicolor® <> wrote:
>
>Any suggestions? I have to connect to some old systems and serial devices
>occasionally.
>

http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~s.../download.html
http://www.softlist.net/program/indi...-software.html

"RalfG" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>>
>> I thought that Vista dropped support for serial connections. Without the
>> Routing and Remote Access service, what happens?
>
>A misunderstanding I think. Otherwise why would they bother to include a
>Phone and Modem Options applet in Vista's Control Panel?

Full PCI, Winmodems and especially soft-modems are still pretty popular.
The market for full discrete serial modems seems to have disappeared though.

> Aside from that HyperTerminal can make TCP/IP and modem connections as
> well as direct COM port connections.

Of course, but I suspect that COM connections will not work. I'll have a go
with my router, TV set-top box or even my multimeter to check it out some
time.

ss.