From: Derek Fawcus via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org>
To: "tuhs@tuhs.org" <tuhs@tuhs.org>
Subject: [TUHS] Re: virtual consoles / Alt-Fx
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:42:09 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ZBCj4cTOIVAwngVE@clarinet.employees.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAC20D2N5bxcvRzbzOwx68o=yAgJVJmabFn8V6_P1k65zT6gT4A@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 11:24:24AM -0400, Clem Cole wrote:
> The virtual consoles using the function keys predate Linux and 386BSD by a
> number of years. I used them only early x86 Unix ports to the IBM PC such
> as Xenix.
I'm pretty sure that the 386 version of ISC UNIX I used on a PC in the '88/89
timeframe had them. I vaguely recall it having a more awkward key sequence
than Linux for switching between consoles.
Here we go:
https://virtuallyfun.com/2010/02/09/fun-with-interactive-unix/
"On a text console side, the OS has virtual consoles switchable via SYSRQ + F key. Console is on F8."
DF
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-03-14 16:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-03-13 15:12 [TUHS] " Paul Ruizendaal via TUHS
2023-03-13 15:24 ` [TUHS] " Clem Cole
2023-03-13 15:27 ` Clem Cole
2023-03-13 16:17 ` Paul Winalski
2023-03-13 15:41 ` Warner Losh
2023-03-13 15:48 ` KenUnix
2023-03-13 15:48 ` Clem Cole
2023-03-13 16:14 ` Dan Cross
2023-03-13 17:26 ` Miod Vallat
2023-03-13 20:35 ` Dan Cross
2023-03-14 16:42 ` Derek Fawcus via TUHS [this message]
2023-03-14 22:46 ` Charles H Sauer (he/him)
2023-03-15 4:26 ` Heinz Lycklama
2023-03-13 15:27 ` Ralph Corderoy
2023-03-13 15:30 ` Warner Losh
2023-03-14 3:27 ` Rik Schneider
2023-03-13 15:33 ` Ron Natalie
2023-03-13 15:45 ` Heinz Lycklama
2023-03-13 17:04 ` Ralph Corderoy
2023-03-13 15:49 ` Brad Spencer
2023-03-17 8:14 ` Marc Donner
2023-03-14 3:33 Rudi Blom
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