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Subject: Re: Thoughts on the install and on Red Hat Linux.
To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 08:37:42 +0100 (MET)
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In-Reply-To: <884.817519170@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Nov 27, 95 04:39:30 pm
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In reply to Jordan K. Hubbard who wrote:
> 
> > If this is the way we want to go, I'm sure I can find the
> > time to get it running....
> 
> Well, I'd certainly take the mouse abilities!  I played with Linux's
> "gmp" a little bit and have to say - it's pretty useful.  If you're
> not an X person but like to use VTYs, it's the only way to do it
> reasonably painlessly. :)  A libvga would also be interesting, of
> course!

Hmm, I allready sent you a "technology demo" of the mouse stuff
half a year ago or something, forgot ?? :) :)
The mouse stuff (ie pointer drawing etc) is allready in syscons,
and work in all text modes. What needs to be done is that we
design/implement a generic mouse interface, so that programs doesn't
have to know about devices and different mouse protocols...

That last part will also help the graphics library....


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