> On Jul 30, 2025, at 7:59 PM, mick.crane <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've never really known what a serial console is. > Say in relation to a Raspberry Pi or Arduino > I assumed a serial console was a device with a screen and keyboard. > When people talk about a serial console they are talking about connecting a > Debian PC to a device with a parallel, wired cable to a parallel port or an > adaptor on a PC and emulating this console thing with software? > Like a telnet connection? > mick >
Serial means one bit after another. Console is an old school term for a computer control panel on old mainframes. As those died out, the word “console” morphed into meaning your display/keyboard/mouse which can often be serial input/output devices. There are various ports for connecting a serial device to a computer. If anyone is applying the term “serial” to a parallel port or a device that has parallel output, that would seem wrong to me.
