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Date:      Mon, 4 Aug 1997 20:01:30 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Joseph Stein <joes@seaport.net>
Cc:        impbbs@polbox.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Default no. of VTY's (was Re: EXAC for FreeBSD?)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970804200038.6856H-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <199708032138.OAA02811@shasta.wstein.com>

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On Sun, 3 Aug 1997, Joseph Stein wrote:

> > You may have to rebuild your kernel to get extra consoles, but I'm sure
> > the default is 16.
> 
> Here's a really stupid question...
> 
> The default (at least according to the GENERIC I have that gets updated
> with CVSup) is 16.
> 
> There are only 12 F-keys; and it's tedious to get to VTY's 13, 14, 15 and
> 16 (use ALT-F12, then press 'Print Screen')
> 
> Why not make the default 12?
> 
> Or am I missing something?

I don't know, perhaps its in case someone figures out how to make a vt320,
which has an insane number of function keys, a console?

16's also a binary round number where 12 isn't.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
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