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Chapter 1. Introduction

 

console n. [From latin consolatio(n) "comfort, spiritual solace."] A device for displaying or printing condolances or obituaries for the operator.

Stan Kelly-Bootle, The Computer Contradictionary.

Table of Contents
1.1. What is a console?
1.2. Why use a serial console?
1.3. Alternative meanings of "console"
1.4. Configuration overview
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