Greg Wooledge (HE12025-07-31): > I think the term "serial console" came into vogue around the time > Linux and the BSDs started to be used on personal computers.
This is my understanding too. > Administratively, the console often has special privileges. It shows > messages during system boot, and it may receive additional kernel > messages that are not sent to other terminals. Which is a good occasion to mention another case where serial consoles are useful: virtual machines, “virsh console” is much lighter than “virt-viewer”, and thoug it has its issues it will not annoy you with mismatches of keyboard layouts. Regards, -- Nicolas George
