From: wirzeniu@cs.Helsinki.FI (Lars Wirzenius) Subject: Re: NEW: The Linux Device List Date: 7 May 1993 02:09:31 +0300
nigel@gamble.uucp (Nigel Gamble) writes:
>Who actually uses more than 9 virtual consoles?
I've done that! :-)
(Well, it was under SCO Xenix, but the principle is the same.)
1. kermit
2. editing session 1, writing a program
3. shell session for testing the program
4. spare shell session for other stuff
5. editing session 2, writing a document (unrelated to the program)
6. nroff + less for testing the output of the document
7. unused
8. unused
9. main root shell
10. root running "top" (actually, a couple of scripts)
11. root running emacs (for quick edits of system config files)
12. unused
Oh, all right then, that was only 9 VCs actually used. Darn.
>Can anyone actually keep track of 10 or more different tasks when
>only one of them can be seen at a time?
Yes, it is actually pretty simple, since I grouped things according to
the keyboard's function keys, more or less.