From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Dec 28 00:47:17 1995 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id AAA22144 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 28 Dec 1995 00:47:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from linux.csie.nctu.edu.tw (jdli@linux.csie.nctu.edu.tw [140.113.235.252]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id AAA22139 for ; Thu, 28 Dec 1995 00:47:13 -0800 (PST) Received: (from jdli@localhost) by linux.csie.nctu.edu.tw (8.6.9/8.6.9) id QAA12627 for freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG; Thu, 28 Dec 1995 16:43:44 +0800 From: Chien-Ta Lee Message-Id: <199512280843.QAA12627@linux.csie.nctu.edu.tw> Subject: Re: syscons driver To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 16:43:43 +0800 (CST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk > > > And anyone port Linux's svga-lib to FreeBSD ?! If it is ported, > > we might be able to port some Console Chinese Terminal Emulators > > from Linux to FreeBSD ....and of course, games..... :) > > SVGAlib is a wank. Sorry to all those Linuxers who just love it, but > it doesn't actually _achieve_ anything. > > Which chinese terminal emulators are you looking for? As I understand it, > many/most of the X-based ones will build and run under FreeBSD just fine. > I knew X-based terminals, but I am talking about Chinese terminal running on "console". Currently there are two Chinese terminals running on Linux console, one is based on svgalib (called YACT), which is able to run under 1024x768x256 with hardware-scroll (I don't know if this term is correct or not) It looks just like ETen Chinese System running on DOS which is the most popular Chinese system here. Sometime you just don't want to (or the hardware can't afford to) run X. And, a Chinese terminal running on console makes the installation of FreeBSD (or Linux) using real "Chinese" possible. :) -- 李 建 達 (Adonis) 交大資工 Mail: jdli@csie.nctu.edu.tw