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Fred McKenzie writes:
It may have been 20 years since I did any packet work, and the old Radio
Shack laptop I used no longer boots!

I have a laptop that runs Windows 8, used to program the new D-STAR
radios. I would like to use it with a USB-to-RS-232 adapter to talk to
a packet TNC. The adapter works with the programming software, so it
should work with a TNC.

I have an old copy of Procomm that will not install under Windows 8. I
understood there was a terminal program included with Windows, but can't
find it.

Can anyone tell me how to activate the Windows terminal program? If
not, can you recommend some other terminal program that will work with
Windows 8?

Get a copy of Putty.

bill
KB3YV

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