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Date:      Sat, 29 Apr 1995 06:31:50 +0100 (BST)
From:      Paul Richards <paul@isl.cf.ac.uk>
To:        mpp@mpp.com (Mike Pritchard)
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Screen print capability
Message-ID:  <199504290531.GAA29501@isl.cf.ac.uk>
In-Reply-To: <199504282254.RAA03844@mpp.com> from "Mike Pritchard" at Apr 28, 95 05:54:07 pm

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In reply to Mike Pritchard who said
> 
> Is anyone else out there interested in seeing a screen print capability
> added to FreeBSD?  I've developed something that does this, and would 
> like to see it added to the system, but I thought I would ask for
> additional input before submitting a final version.
> 
> I implemented a /dev/screen device with code adapted from subr_log.c 
> (/dev/klog).  A daemon process (screend) sits and waits via select until 

There's already a well known screend out there. Rename it to something
else. I like the idea though.

-- 
  Paul Richards, FreeBSD core team member. 
  Internet: paul@FreeBSD.org,  URL: http://isl.cf.ac.uk/~paul/
  Phone: +44 1222 874000 x6646 (work), +44 1222 457651 (home)
  Dept. Mechanical Engineering, University of Wales, College Cardiff.



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