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Re: MkLinux .. Just a thought..



>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Slobod <71231.104@compuserve.com> writes:
In article <4pn8rl$hrp@news1.warwick.net> 71231.104@compuserve.com (Richard Slobod) writes:


    Richard> Rob Browning <osiris@cs.utexas.edu> wrote:
    >> Executor actually runs under Linux, DOS, OS/2 (as a DOS
    >> session, I think), and NextStep.

    >> I use it under Linux where there are two versions.  One runs in
    >> svga mode so it takes over the whole screen, and another runs
    >> in an arbitrary size X window (which also means you could run
    >> multiple copies -- if you needed to).

    Richard> Is there any reason you couldn't run multiple copies of
    Richard> the SVGALIB version on separate VTs?

Switching VTs while Executor/Linux/SVGAlib is running doesn't work
properly.  We spent a little time looking into it but didn't find an
answer.  Our plan is to concentrate on X-Windows with direct graphics
extensions.  That should be better than SVGAlib, but it's a post E2
thing to do.

--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com



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