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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
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Subject: Re: Linux and serial terminals
Date: 8 Dec 1997 20:13:58 GMT
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In article <EKvEMy.B8C@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>,
Fred Smith <fredex@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote:
: As far as I'm aware the Linux console is NOT a clone of the SCO console.
: while there are similarities, they are not the same thing.
:
: I use Linux at home, and various SCO systems at work. In order to be
: able to dial in to my office and work from home I've had to install
: appropriate Linux console termcap/terminfo entries on the systems at
: work, which tells me they aint the same!
:
Hmmm... It appears you're right -- news to me. OK, we'll find out the
differences and then there will be a separate Linux-Console terminal type
in K95 1.1.16. Meanwhile, I don't think the differences are too great,
since lots of Linux users have been using K95's SCOANSI type without
complaint. But better perfect than near-perfect :-)
Thanks for the heads-up.
- Frank