From owner-freebsd-libh@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 23 02:41:41 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-libh@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-libh@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 343FF16A41F for ; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 02:41:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from adewole@sympatico.ca) Received: from BAYC1-PASMTP03.bayc1.hotmail.com (bayc1-pasmtp03.bayc1.hotmail.com [65.54.191.163]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E543243D46 for ; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 02:41:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from adewole@sympatico.ca) Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [70.48.39.43] X-Originating-Email: [adewole@sympatico.ca] Received: from newton ([70.48.39.43]) by BAYC1-PASMTP03.bayc1.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:41:39 -0700 Message-ID: <000401c5a78d$535c4370$6501a8c0@newton> From: "Mike Adewole" To: "Igor Pokrovsky" References: <20050821083920.4674.qmail@web52713.mail.yahoo.com> <20050821185825.GA702@doom.homeunix.org> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 22:45:33 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1506 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Aug 2005 02:41:39.0365 (UTC) FILETIME=[3011A550:01C5A78C] Cc: freebsd-libh@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Project BSDVISION Wants To Develop Native *BSD Console Desktop X-BeenThere: freebsd-libh@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated to libh code development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 02:41:41 -0000 From: "Igor Pokrovsky" To: Cc: "Mike Adewole" Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 2:58 PM Subject: Re: Project BSDVISION Wants To Develop Native *BSD Console Desktop > On Sun, Aug 21, 2005 at 01:39:20AM -0700, Kamal R. Prasad wrote: > > > It will be running on a virtual console in text or > > > graphics mode like > > > TurboVision used to, but we are focusing on text > > > mode for now. As I just > > > wrote to someone else, the main idea is to enable > > > BSD programs to have a > > > nice console (textual and graphical) interface with > > > and without any windows > > > system. So I could have a standalone program that > > > > Thst would be great to have and extend to a > > full-fledged GUI interface as X is overkill for lots > > of people. BTW -does it use drivers for graphics > > accelerator cards? > > Heh, what are you going to accelerate in text mode? 8-) > > -ip > > -- > Go where the money is. > "Console" includes text mode but does not necessarily exclude graphics mode. Haven't you seen turbovision running in graphics mode ? We may eventually have to deal with accelerator cards but that's a looong way off. Cheers, Mike