I am going to be updating the firmware on a pallet of routers. This is not my usual gig, and the last time I would have done anything like this I'd have reached out for Hyper Terminal, but it's not in ...

The true test of a man’s patience is crimping pins onto the end of a cable that leads to building a custom serial cable—especially if it’s the first time you’ve even handled a serial cable in a decade ...

When fiddling around with old computers, you can occasionally find yourself in a sticky situation. What may be a simple task with today’s hardware and software can be nearly impossible given the ...

Ok, the title is a bit misleading. Like most things in life, it really isn’t infinite. But I’m going to show you how you can use a very interesting Linux feature to turn one serial port from a ...

Sometimes a simple piece of hardware or software — and the presence of mind to install it — can make all the difference in the world when the walls come crashing down. One of these items is the ...