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Re: Monitor question



On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Mark Neidorff <mark@neidorff.com> wrote:

> I'm tempted by the crop of wide screen 25" monitors on the market.

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> 2. Are there monitors that do not support text mode out there?  I'm asking
> because I do as much work on my server as possible in text mode, only using X
> when absolutely necessary.  I also feel the need to watch the boot messages
> go by at times.  If a monitor can't display text mode, then it will be
> useless to me.

If you do your work in text mode, why do you want a widescreen monitor?
Widescreen is good for films but horrible when it comes to reading, which is
what you normally use your computer for.


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