tickticker wrote:

> Alan,
> 
> Minicom is not unacceptable, I am looking for as many alternatives as possible.  I heard of one called ci, but have been unable to find anything out about it, it is suppoed to be part of some package.
> 
> Choices, it's all about choices.
> 
> Thanks to everyone for there 2 cents, we might get a dollar out of this one.
> 

This page, http://www.linux.org/apps/AppId_3267.html, describes the 
program seyon.  It is an X-windows based terminal program.  Never used 
it but it came up in a quick google search of "Hyperterminal for linux"

Another choice, I suppose.  Minicom works for me.

Alan