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In news:585C0CA3.C37@mindspring.com Ron Hardin 
wrote: 

> Maybe I need what's referred to as a terminal 
> program, but I don't know what that means.

It's been a while since I've seen an XP system, but I think XP has
"HyperTerminal" as a standard piece of software. 

If it's there, a few minutes spent learning how it works would solve
your problem. 

-- 
bert@iphouse.com St. Paul, MN
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