From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Jun 20 12:27:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA26398 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Sat, 20 Jun 1998 12:27:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from elvis.vnet.net (elvis.vnet.net [166.82.1.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA26392 for ; Sat, 20 Jun 1998 12:27:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rivers@dignus.com) Received: from dignus.com (ponds.vnet.net [166.82.177.48]) by elvis.vnet.net (8.8.8/8.8.4) with ESMTP id PAA13421; Sat, 20 Jun 1998 15:27:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: from lakes.dignus.com (lakes [10.0.0.3]) by dignus.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA05938; Sat, 20 Jun 1998 15:58:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from rivers@localhost) by lakes.dignus.com (8.8.7/8.6.9) id PAA09601; Sat, 20 Jun 1998 15:32:15 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 15:32:15 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas David Rivers Message-Id: <199806201932.PAA09601@lakes.dignus.com> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, pechter@shell.monmouth.com Subject: Re: PCVT's death Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > > In reply to : > > > > pcvt is dying, syscons is THE console driver in freebsd. > > If we need more functionality we will have to extend the API with > > those new items (allready happend once with the nw "wheel" mouse) > > that is inherent through all of the systems drivers, nothing special > > here. > > I should hope that pcvt wouldn't die. There are a number > of us who interact with machines that don't know about SCO Ansi > or cons25 (including my DEC boxes) and we need something which > can do real vt100 compatibility. I really don't want to have to run > screen for this on console screens. > > PCVT will die here when it's ripped from my cvs repository > over my dead body. 8-) > > Actually, I'd love to see a full vt100/220 emulation option put in to > syscons to get a unified console driver -- but I'd be pretty > surprised to see anyone do it because it's not something > everyone wants or needs. > > Bill Bill - You might want to try running screen - which presents you with several virtual connections, each of which emulates a VT100. It's been a marvelous work-horse for me. It's in the ports... - Dave Rivers - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message