Jason Gunthorpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Thu, 30 Apr 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> 2. Make sure that the color monitors are supported automatically from the >> installation screen itself. > >Thats a good point, who actually has a truely MONO screen anymore? [...] >I think machines with a mono video card (ie a herc) would be unable to run >Debian in the first place, and a greyscale screen doesn't need mono >support.
I decommissioned my 386DX-40 with a Hercules knockoff less than a month ago; it was running the same version of Caldera as my primary system. I have no doubt that this system would run Debian... and run it very well. (Esp. considering I just installed a complete Debian package, including X-windows, on a 486-_33_ at work!) That said, I can't see anyone using a MCA card as his primary interface. I certainly wouldn't have objected if I had to install a VGA card to run the installation program. How much space would be saved if the MCA code is dropped? Hmm... maybe I should install X-mono on that 386. Not that I expect it to be particularly useful, but it's an *extremely* impressive demonstration for people who don't realize just how little compute power is required to support browsers, basic editors, etc. Bear Giles [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
