What Is a Minicom?

Minicom is a text-based modem control and terminal emulator program for Unix-like operating systems, originally written by Miquel van Smoorenburg, and modeled after the popular MS-DOS program Telix. Minicom includes a dialing directory, ANSI and VT100 emulation, an scripting language, and other features.

What is minicom used for?

Minicom is a text-based serial port communications program. It is used to talk to external RS-232 devices such as mobile phones, routers, and serial console ports.

What is meant by minicom?

/ (ˈmɪnɪˌkɒm) / noun. a device used by deaf and hard-of-hearing people, allowing typed telephone messages to be sent and received.

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