On 30 Apr, Raul Miller wrote: > Bear Giles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> That said, I can't see anyone using a MCA card as his primary >> interface. > > I can see this, or serial console, being used for a server. > > Also, don't forget the sorts of interfaces blind people use... >
> Berr Giles also wrote: > 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? I suspect, not much space at all, since that should be something in the kernel console code. I just installed Debian on a spare parts machine (i.e., one built out of spare parts that nobody else wanted plus some old stuff I had from a machine that died last year) and I only have a monochrome monitor available to use on it. Ripping the display off my laptop is not an option, nor is stealing the 60 pound monitor from school and taking it home while I install Debian an option. I for one am happy for the monochrome option. Just my $0.02, in case anybody cares. -- Stephen Ryan Debian GNU/Linux Mathematics graduate student, Dartmouth College -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
