On Mon, 7 Apr 2014 08:36:38 -0500, John McKown wrote:
>On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 8:19 AM, Charles Mills 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).
>
Think of ASCII graphics, once popular in .sig files. And remember impact
printer graphics; the Snoopy Dog (and various NSFW) calendars.
But, what's this:
ssh-keygen
...
The key's randomart image is:
+--[ RSA 2048]----+
| . .. |
| . + .. |
| o o .. . |
| . o .E . |
| S .o.... |
| +=.o =|
| ...o.*+|
| .=|
| |
+-----------------+
???
gil
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