>>Thanks for the info, but why on earth does someone even have to do this
>>to get the damn to work right when it should do it in the first place.
>>I don't even think anyone makes a seven bit terminal anymore, and even
>>if they do, who cares, we should suppport PC STANDARDS since Linux is a
>>PC OPERATING SYSTEM ..... Let the 7 bit terminals display **SHIT**
>>output and put the right thing on the Linux "PC OPERATING SYSTEM" based
>>display instead of limitng the whole planet to 7 bits just because Unix
>>had the misfortune long ago of supporting 7 bit terminals?
>>Geeezzzzz.......
> Whoa Jeff. You have really underlined your lack of
> professionalism and lack of understanding of the breadth of
> Linux, and UNIX in general here.
> Linux was originally a PC operating system, and is mostly used on
> PC based systems using x86 processors, however it is NOT the ONLY
> platform on which Linux is used. A perusal of the arch directory
> easily shows the numerous platforms on which Linux runs.
> Breaking backwards compatibility with old equipment for no real
> good reason is not in the style of Linux. I personally have no
> need for 7bit terminals, and am not likely to ever have, however
> I know that others out there in fact do have a use for them, and
> likely will for some time now.
> I thought that *I* was an adamant gun blazing loudmouth from time
> to time, but my hat goes off to you - no contest.
Oh. And if want to see terminal without any line-drawing characters...
Just take you brand-spank-new Windows98 SE and run telnet. Yes, standard
Windows's telnet in default configuration does not have line-drawing
characters...
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