> The hardware handshaking is likely a requirement of your > hardware, not of > Hyperterm. [That's not to defend Hyperterm, which in my > experience is about > as reliable and easy to work with as a politician.] I agree on Hyperterem and/or the politicians, but it is unlikely that requiring the handshake (if that is the case) is just caused by the hardware: I use the same hardware without any hardware handshake (just 3 wires, GND, TxD, TxD). Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist