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From: Michael Imamura <gte255n@prism.gatech.edu>
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On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, David Loszewski wrote:
> Is there a way to change the text size of the console text.  On my 19"
> monitor the text is huge when I'm out of X-Windows and using console
> instead.

Check out vidcontrol(1); it allows you to change the video mode of the
console, among other things.

              - Michael Imamura    mimamura@resnet.gatech.edu
                LUG@GT Web Guy     http://www.lugatgt.org/


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