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My mac is running Snow Leopard, OSX 10.6
First install the following three drivers:
 http://www.tripplite.com/sku/USA19HS/
 http://pbxbook.com/other/sw/PL2303_MacOSX_v1_5_1.zip
 FTDI_MacOSX_v2.2.18.zip

Then reboot your computer.  Your computer should now detect the device using a serial to usb adapter (ls /dev).  It should be something like cu.usbserial and/or tty.usbserial.
Take note of the device name starting with a “cu”, so in my case I would take note of “cu.usbserial”.
Then download minicom here:  http://pbxbook.com/other/sw/minicom-2.2.zip
Once installed run minicom like this:
 /opt/minicom/current/bin/minicom -s
You’ll see a screen that looks like this:
Arrow down and select “Serial port setup”
Enter the Serial Device and change the “E” setting to “9600 8N1”.  Your screen should look something like this:
  
Then arrow down to exit.

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