On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 8:19 AM, Charles Mills <[email protected]> wrote:
> How would they display it? Aren't most *nix consoles simple ASCII-type > terminals? > Not any more. In the olden days, most *nix terminals were RS232 connected teletype-like devices. Then came the "glass ttys", the most popular of which were the DEC VT line. But the majority of Linux systems today are PC based (yes, I know that there are versions for the IBM i, p, and z series of machines), or "head less" (no display at all). And all current PCs have a "graphics card" and display. The Linux kernel can display graphics (DRM - Direct Rendering Manager) directly (no user space application such a X or Wayland). > > Charles > > -- There is nothing more pleasant than traveling and meeting new people! Genghis Khan Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
