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I know that there was some modification to the way serial ports were handled with the latest hijacks, but I do not know the specifics off hand.

Yes, Hijack changed and now you must alter one of its settings before you can get a shell prompt.

The specifics of what you have to do in Hijack have been added to the hypterterminal FAQ.

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it's odd that I can't use COM1 for monitoring the empeg, but I can use it to apply the upgrade

This behavior is consistent with what's expected, ever since hijack version 444.
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Tony Fabris