Reasonable Hyperterminal alternative?

[Colin J. Raven]

Greetings all,

I'm seeking a reasonable alternative to WinXP/2000 Hyperterminal as a 
console application (for serial port access to a no-graphics card box).

I can and do use Hyperterminal but honestly...it's kinda ugly. It does 
the job well enough...I guess. I intend however to access one server 
from my desktop exclusively over the serial console and not permit user 
logins via ssh since no one requires shell access, thus I'll be spending 
more time in the app. If a *usable* hyperterminal alternative is 
available, that would be so cool.

Suggestions from the panel would be *most* welcome.

Regards & TIA,
-Colin