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From: Tanel Kuusk <tanel@juku.li.ttu.ee>
To: Paul Vinciguerra <pvinci@ix.netcom.com>
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Subject: Re: [Q] NCONS vs. ptys
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On Sat, 29 Apr 1995, Paul Vinciguerra wrote:

> What is the difference between virtual consoles and pty's?
They are handled by different drivers. Virtual consoles are
for use from the system console only, but ptys are for use
by xterms and telnet/rlogin sessions.

  Tanel