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Date: Tue,  8 Jan 2002 11:17:58 +0000
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From: David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>
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To: Jean le Roux <jean AT infosat DOT net>
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Subject: Re: cygwin console
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It probably is worth adding something to the FAQ about this.

Thanks,
David
(Cygwin FAQ maintainer)

On Tuesday 8 Jan 02, Mark Himsley writes:
> rxvt is probably what you are looking for. It is a stand-alone app and does
> not require X to be installed. It has its own package so you may have to
> install it via setup.exe.
> 
> Other alternatives are, for instance, installing sshd or inetd and using
> your favourite ssh/telnet client to connect to localhost or installing X and
> using one of the X terminals.
> 
> 
> On Tue, 8 Jan 2002 11:34:17 +0200 you wrote:
> 
> >Hi all
> >
> >Here's another newbie question.. I could find no help in the FAQ for
> >this:
> >
> >Are there any better cygwin consoles out there that the default one
> >that's installed off the web ? It's rather limited and slows down
> >development :(. I'd love something with a scrollback history for
> >instance, or simply more displayed lines.
> >
> >Thanx
> >
> >-- 
> >Jean le Roux
> >Binary Entropy Catalyst
> >
> >Cellular:	083 505 6443
> >
> >A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
> >		-- Alexander Hamilton
> 
> -- 
> Mark Himsley
> In Acton
> 
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