From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc52.attbi.com ([216.148.227.88]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16s9Hk-0001b6-00 for ; Mon, 01 Apr 2002 16:24:16 -0500 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.33.0]) by rwcrmhc52.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020401212345.FAWI1147.rwcrmhc52.attbi.com@mycomputer> for ; Mon, 1 Apr 2002 21:23:45 +0000 Message-ID: <005e01c1d9c2$50b979e0$01213e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: <000401c1d953$a9f1e5c0$9089160c@robin> Subject: Re: multi tasking Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 16:15:13 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Kieth. To switch to another console, just press alt+f2. You will get = a login prompt. Function keys 1-6 are your different consoles. What I = often do is stream shoutcast stations while playing on a bbs in the = second console grin! Or reading C libraries, which I still have to read = through if I expect to get my project off the ground in the first place. = What you might also want to do is check out = www.acbradio.org/mainmenu.html. There are some very good tutorials by = Matt Campbell especially. Unfortunately, the audio has been downsampled, = so it sounds a bit like a very old tape recorder. But it is good = nonetheless.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Keith Heltsley To: SpeakUp List Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 3:03 AM Subject: multi tasking > OK, I know Linux is this really great multi-tasking system. So how do = I > multi-task? > I've been doing a lot of reading of HowTos and Documentation. What = would be > helpful is to keep that session open and switch to a command line so I = can > practice some of the tutorial info. Instead of closing out the browser = or > editor and trying it. > I'm sure this is one of those really easy things that is just sitting = there, > staring me in the face. If it were a snake, I'd be dead by now. My = brain is > just spinning it's wheels though. What can you guys and gals tell me? > from > Keith H. > OxyMoron: > 3. Pretty ugly >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup