[throaway920181]

I haven't used Putty since I stopped using Windows for anything serious (in the early 00s.) It was my favorite quick and dirty SSH and serial client before then though!

[sshine]

I have to say, I liked SecureCRT a lot, too.

PuTTY was just easier to get ahold of on a new install.

I think that's why it won out for me. That and its simplicity.