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Date:      Sat, 15 Feb 1997 13:03:45 +1100 (EST)
From:      proff@suburbia.net
To:        pechter@shell.monmouth.com (Bill/Carolyn Pechter)
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: pcvt/132 columns
Message-ID:  <19970215020345.1698.qmail@suburbia.net>
In-Reply-To: <199702150024.TAA14132@shell.monmouth.com> from Bill/Carolyn Pechter at "Feb 14, 97 07:24:47 pm"

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> Anyone seen this or have recommendations.  I know the pcvt for FreeBSD
> 2.2 is different than the pcvt-3.32.tar.gz I've got -- anyone know if this
> is fixed in a newer version than 3.20-b24 that's in 2.2-GAMMA.
> I'd love both X and 132 columns without a reboot.

You can use my syscons SVGAtext mode patch that will allow you to do
just about any text resolution, on an ET4000 I've had it running at
170x60 (with a 16x8 bit font) on a 22" monitor.

Why this patch isn't in the standard distribution is a good question.

--
Prof. Julian Assange  |If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people
		      |together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks
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