Re: scrollback and VT switching

Jon Tombs (jon@gte.esi.us.es)
Thu, 14 Mar 1996 17:22:57 +0100 (MET)


Ray_Van_Tassle-CRV004@email.mot.com said:
>
>
> YES!!!!!
> It would be very useful. As far as consuming memory---that's what virtual
> memory is all about. It would be best if the size of the scrollback buffer

If it is in the kernel it won't use virtual memory. A very good virtual memory
solution already exists. Its called screen. (or script to a lesser extent).

-- 
Jon. <jon@gte.esi.us.es, http://www.esi.us.es/~jon>