HyperTerminal was a basic telecommunications utility included with Windows 95, 98, Me, XP, and early Vista builds. It allowed users to:

HyperTerminal was developed by Hilgraeve and was included for free natively in Windows up until Windows XP. Microsoft removed it starting with Windows Vista and Windows 7. While you can still purchase the updated "Private Edition" directly from

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