[gentoo-user] Searching something like a merge between gnu-screen and cutecom...

Hi,

this is complicate for me to explain...let' try it nvertheless ;)

I am experimenting with FORTH (punyforth) on an ESP8266.
FORTH has a REPL, which -- especially in the beginning -- is
very helpful to try things out.

With cutecom I can connect to the ESP8266 and get a response.
Unfortunately - in this particular case - cutecom separates the
input line from what the ESP8266 i sending back.

With Arduino devices I had no problem to do the same thing with
gnu-screen like this 

    screen /dev/ttyUSB1 115200

...with the ESP8266 (using the same baudrate as with cutecom
before) the cursor get glued in the upper left corner.
Hitting a key, CTRL-D. CTRL-C, <RETURN> and other obvious
candidates does not help. The only waty out is killall.

Now I am in search of a "real terminal"-like thing, which 
allows me to interactively connect to the ESP8266 while
maintaining the chronological sequence of my inputs and
the returns of the ESP8266.

I tried minicom, but I always dislike the way that beast 
is configured,

Is there anything reliable available...may be even without a gui?

Thanks fpr any help in advance!
Cheers
Meino