From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost.localdomain (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEE963ECE4 for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 06:44:47 -0500 (EST) Received: from lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (IDENT:root@lacrosse.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.154]) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g2NBilm16814 for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 06:44:47 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.9.3) id g2NBil813512 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 06:44:47 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.9.3) with ESMTP id g2NBili13508 for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 06:44:47 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g2NBilm16810 for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 06:44:47 -0500 Received: from nntp.AegisInfoSys.com (nntp.AegisInfoSys.com [199.183.175.229]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g2NBgbu29830 for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 06:42:37 -0500 Received: (from henry@localhost) by nntp.AegisInfoSys.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) id GAA05786 for blinux-list@redhat.com; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 06:44:40 -0500 Message-ID: <20020323064440.P27293@nntp.AegisInfoSys.com> Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 06:44:40 -0500 From: Henry Yen To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: virtual dumbness References: <200203231056.DAA10182@nyx.nyx.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93 In-Reply-To: <200203231056.DAA10182@nyx.nyx.net>; from Brian Tew on Sat, Mar 23, 2002 at 03:56:35AM -0700 X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Sat, Mar 23, 2002 at 03:56:35AM -0700, Brian Tew wrote: > If I keep using my dumb ascii terminal hooked to com 1 for output, > do you think there is any way i can have virtual terminals? > It sure would be nice to zip around to different jobs with those f keys. > Sigh. you could try screen (man screen). there are definitely commercial apps that do that, and probably some free ones, too. -- Henry Yen Aegis Information Systems, Inc. Senior Systems Programmer Hicksville, New York