Re: Question about Desktop Environments

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

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On 03/17/08 22:24, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Monday 17 March 2008 06:33:37 pm Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 03/17/08 20:14, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
>> [snip]
>>
>>> My dad would be quite at home in front of my VT520; he hasn't been here
>>> since I bought it.  I remember going to his work (insurance
>>> underwriter) when I was a kid; I remember all the green-screens.
>> VTs are useful, because they are small.  But I'd *never* voluntarily
>> use one, because the scrollback buffer of a VT emulator is just way
>> too useful.
> 
> I could have sworn I've encountered real VTs with scrollback.

Maybe a handful of pages, like the Linux console has, but nothing
like the ability to specify 10's of thousands of lines of scrollback
buffer.  Which has saved my butt on more than a few occasions...

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

"Working with women is a pain in the a**."
My wife
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