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From: causse@sphynx.fdn.fr (Philippe Causse)
Subject: Re: BSD vs Linux
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Mikhail Teterin (mi@rtfm.ziplink.net) wrote:
: Honorable Peter Mutsaers
:       wrote on 15 May (in article <87lo5gfn6s.fsf@plm.xs4all.nl>):

: =................................................... No nice
: =high resolution text modes.

: Not true :( vidcontrol(1) lets you set modes to 50x80 or 60x80 and others,
: depending on what your hardware supports. It can also load fonts and change
: back- and foregraound colors. Other things...

Yes... but I really miss the 132 columns mode !!!
This was kinda cool feature under Linux...

: 	-mi

: -- 
: 	"Windows for dummies"
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