sl@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca (Stuart Lynne) (07/06/90)
Twelve console multiscreens just isn't enough!! Rumour has it that you can go to a larger number (16). Has anyone managed to get a couple more screens? There is some direct evidence of this. One method for switching to screens 11 and 12 is <ctl><shift><fn>. For <F1> and <F2> you get screens 11 and 12. For <F3> to <F6> you get a beep from the video driver complaining that you are switching to an undefined screen. For <F7> to <F12> the <shift> key is ignored and you get screen 7 to 12 as appropriate. So this would indicate that it may be possible to define up to 16 screens in total. Don't know what I'll do if I ever have to switch over to ISC. They only have 8. -- Stuart.Lynne@wimsey.bc.ca ubc-cs!van-bc!sl 604-937-7532(voice)
amull@Morgan.COM (Andrew P. Mullhaupt) (07/07/90)
OK, I give up. Maybe I'm stupid but I can't make multiscreen work with a serial console on SCO UNIX 3.2. The FM's I have read are the sysadm guide, and the HW section on screen. It nowhere says that you actually _can't_ do this, but this is what I suspect. Given the alternative (shell layers) I would be much happier with multiscreens. Related query: Has anyone seen Quarterdeck's X server for DOS? Later, Andrew Mullhaupt