How do I use the DigiSnap with a Mac?
The DigiSnap 2000 does not absolutely require connection to a computer to be used. To configure any of the options, and more advanced settings however, you will need to connect to a terminal of some sort. The most common terminal these days is formed by terminal emulator programs running on computers. There are a load of computer types out there… mainframe, mini, desktop, laptop, palm-top, all sorts of manufacturers for each class, and all of them have terminal emulator programs available for them. On Windows PCs this is easy enough. Windows comes with HyperTerminal, and all PCs still offer serial ports with DB-9 connectors, needing only the supplied null-modem cable to connect to the DigiSnap. Mac’s too had serial ports until Apple decided the world no longer needed them, albeit with a different connector. We don’t use Macs in our business so we are not able to advise you as to the best USB-to-Serial converters and terminal emulator programs to use, nor do we know what terminal emul
