Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 15 Mar 1996 11:00:36 GMT | From | Simon Tatham <> | Subject | Re: scrollback and VT switching |
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>On Wed, 13 Mar 1996 Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote: >> Kernel memory is too valuable to be spent on large scrollback buffers.
<mingo@pc5829.hil.siemens.co.at> wrote: >time to put parts of console.c into user space? (no clue how to do it tho)
<shudder> Or just run-length encode the scrollback buffers, and waste far less kernel memory? Most of the screen is usually spaces... <grin>
Don't try this at home kids... :)
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