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GeneralRe: Happy Pi Day! Pin
CPallini14-Mar-23 21:16
mveCPallini14-Mar-23 21:16 
GeneralRe: Happy Pi Day! Pin
StarNamer@work15-Mar-23 22:53
professionalStarNamer@work15-Mar-23 22:53 
GeneralRe: Happy Pi Day! Pin
Rich Shealer16-Mar-23 4:27
Rich Shealer16-Mar-23 4:27 
GeneralRecommendations for ergonomic mechanical keyboard? Pin
Peter Kassenaar14-Mar-23 1:55
Peter Kassenaar14-Mar-23 1:55 
GeneralRe: Recommendations for ergonomic mechanical keyboard? Pin
RickZeeland14-Mar-23 3:01
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GeneralRe: Recommendations for ergonomic mechanical keyboard? Pin
theoldfool14-Mar-23 5:56
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GeneralRe: Recommendations for ergonomic mechanical keyboard? Pin
RustyF14-Mar-23 21:53
RustyF14-Mar-23 21:53 
PraiseCan recommend Termite PinPopular
honey the codewitch14-Mar-23 1:22
mvahoney the codewitch14-Mar-23 1:22 
Every once in awhile you come across a little piece of software that is as simple as it needs to be and no simpler - something as unobtrusive as it is valuable that makes you ask how you got by without it.

Termite: a simple RS232 terminal[^]

I've used PuTTY. I've used Telix. I've used all kinds of terminal software, and for my money is easily the best one out there, precisely because it doesn't do much.

It's an installess executable so it's an easy tool to work with in the field when you have to pop a serial probe on a board or something and you're using someone else's lappy.

It's reliable as all heck, which is gold when you're using it to debug other things. You don't have to second guess anything. It doesn't reformat your serial data or anything high level. If it can't read your COM port, it's a hardware issue.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

GeneralRe: Can recommend Termite Pin
Mike Hankey14-Mar-23 1:37
mveMike Hankey14-Mar-23 1:37 
GeneralRe: Can recommend Termite Pin
den2k8814-Mar-23 1:40
professionalden2k8814-Mar-23 1:40 
GeneralRe: Can recommend Termite Pin
gvidali15-Mar-23 4:45
gvidali15-Mar-23 4:45 
GeneralRe: Can recommend Termite Pin
den2k8815-Mar-23 4:58
professionalden2k8815-Mar-23 4:58 
GeneralRe: Can recommend Termite Pin
CPallini14-Mar-23 1:42
mveCPallini14-Mar-23 1:42 
GeneralRe: Can recommend Termite Pin
glennPattonWork314-Mar-23 1:55
professionalglennPattonWork314-Mar-23 1:55 
GeneralRe: Can recommend Termite Pin
honey the codewitch14-Mar-23 10:32
mvahoney the codewitch14-Mar-23 10:32 
GeneralRe: Can recommend Termite Pin
PIEBALDconsult14-Mar-23 3:03
mvePIEBALDconsult14-Mar-23 3:03 
GeneralRe: Can recommend Termite Pin
Rage14-Mar-23 7:30
professionalRage14-Mar-23 7:30 
GeneralRe: Can recommend Termite Pin
Moreno Airoldi14-Mar-23 21:25
Moreno Airoldi14-Mar-23 21:25 
GeneralRe: Can recommend Termite Pin
JohnDG5215-Mar-23 4:33
JohnDG5215-Mar-23 4:33 
GeneralRe: Can recommend Termite Pin
honey the codewitch15-Mar-23 5:21
mvahoney the codewitch15-Mar-23 5:21 
GeneralRe: Can recommend Termite Pin
JohnDG5215-Mar-23 5:34
JohnDG5215-Mar-23 5:34 
GeneralRe: Can recommend Termite Pin
ProfessorDan15-Mar-23 7:07
ProfessorDan15-Mar-23 7:07 
GeneralNo mirth please but I'm retiring my card index... Pin
Chris C-B13-Mar-23 23:51
Chris C-B13-Mar-23 23:51 
GeneralRe: No mirth please but I'm retiring my card index... Pin
RickZeeland14-Mar-23 0:20
mveRickZeeland14-Mar-23 0:20 
GeneralRe: No mirth please but I'm retiring my card index... Pin
Chris C-B14-Mar-23 0:37
Chris C-B14-Mar-23 0:37 

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