Right now I'm trying to use Hyperterminal to get the output to go to other computers, as of kind of retro instant messaging, but apparently Hyperterminal only allows one call at a time...
Hyperterminal is a horrible program, it really complicates things with the whole concept of a connection, wanting to dial, etc. It's very hard to get a clean connection to the serial port. Maybe try and download a better terminal program.