I also am an avid screen user. There are a number of places where I need a serial console and TMUX basically says "we will not support serial connections ever".

I also am an avid screen user. There are a number of places where I need a serial console and TMUX basically says "we will not support serial connections ever". screen is way better than the alternatives for what I want. I never got minicom to work as smoothly as screen. It's just so clunky.