From: Timothy Covell <timothy.covell@ashavan.org>
To: Ken Moffat <ken@kenmoffat.uklinux.net>,
lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] Re: Framebuffer...Why oh Why???
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 01:03:53 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200201010707.g0177eSr016300@svr3.applink.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0201010016130.2092-100000@pppg_penguin.linux.bogus>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0201010016130.2092-100000@pppg_penguin.linux.bogus>
On Monday 31 December 2001 18:23, Ken Moffat wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Dec 2001, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > No sane person should use frame buffers if they have the choice.
> >
> > Like your mama told you: "Just say no". Use text-mode and X11, and be
> > happy.
>
> But how else can I get a legible 128x48 console on a 1024x768 display
> ? 8-)
>
> Ken
Those 132 char wide displays are great when I connect to the Vax that
I keep in the basement. Oh wait, I haven't used a Vax in three years.
I sure do miss executive mode, that made feel a big and useless fat
cat. ;-)
--
timothy.covell@ashavan.org.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-01-01 7:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-12-27 19:50 Framebuffer, mmap(), hanging in D state, root FS unmount failure Mark J Roberts
2001-12-29 0:23 ` Andrew Morton
2001-12-30 8:34 ` [patch] " Andrew Morton
2001-12-30 21:13 ` [patch] Re: Framebuffer...Why oh Why??? Timothy Covell
[not found] ` <3C2F8727.5D4AAE21@zip.com.au>
2001-12-30 22:27 ` Timothy Covell
2001-12-31 1:51 ` James Simmons
2001-12-31 2:49 ` Andrew Morton
2001-12-31 3:23 ` James Simmons
2001-12-31 12:07 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2001-12-31 13:18 ` Alan Cox
2001-12-31 21:53 ` Oliver Xymoron
2001-12-31 0:19 ` Linus Torvalds
2001-12-31 1:54 ` [Linux-fbdev-devel] " James Simmons
2001-12-31 8:03 ` gmack
2001-12-31 9:05 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2001-12-31 21:41 ` Rob Landley
2002-01-01 7:00 ` Werner Puschitz
2002-01-01 7:00 ` Timothy Covell
2002-01-01 10:42 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-01 20:36 ` Rob Landley
2002-01-02 11:36 ` Daniel Phillips
2002-01-01 14:31 ` Marius Gedminas
2002-01-03 22:26 ` Marco Ermini
2002-01-04 13:27 ` [OT] " Tommi Kyntola
2002-01-04 14:04 ` Marco Ermini
2001-12-31 21:42 ` Scott McDermott
2001-12-31 21:56 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2001-12-31 22:26 ` James Simmons
2001-12-31 22:31 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2002-01-01 2:43 ` Bill Nottingham
2002-01-01 6:15 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2002-01-01 18:42 ` Joachim Steiger
2002-01-01 10:21 ` Alan Cox
2002-01-01 0:23 ` Ken Moffat
2002-01-01 7:03 ` Timothy Covell [this message]
2001-12-31 12:10 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2002-01-07 6:36 Zwane Mwaikambo
2002-01-07 11:11 ` Marco Ermini
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