[olug] minicom on macbook

Sean Kelly smkelly at zombie.org
Wed Apr 2 02:22:56 UTC 2008


On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 07:16:57AM +0530, Deepan wrote:
> Hi All,
> I would like to use serial port in macbook. I
> guess usb to serial port convertor is the only
> possible option.

Yes. That is how I've done it.

> I wonder if it is possible to use minicom in macbook
> to play with serial port (in usb to serial port
> converter). Please let me know if anyone has tried it.

I've done it. I built it using MacPorts and it worked just fine.
I've also used Minicom on my MBP to connect with my Bluetooth
phone and send it various AT commands.

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