[geeks] small LCD monitor needed

[Nick B.]

I can't currently get to the RealWeasel order page, and their site says
"Copyright 2000".  Does anyone have up-to-date contact info?  (I'm probably not
going to buy one, but I am curious enough to inqure as to quantity discounts)
	Thanks
		Nick
On Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 03:39:30AM -0500, Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> On Dec 21, 2007, at 7:35 PM, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> 
> > Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> >> On Dec 21, 2007, at 2:50 PM, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> >>
> >>> Those tend to have really low resolution, I imagine, and I'd
> >>> personally only want a 1024x768 screen, but then I tend to manage
> >>> through GUIs, not CLI...
> >>
> >> All I really need is a text display, so it can be "low" resolution.
> >>
> >> It would be nicer if resolution was higher, but the primary purpose  
> >> is
> >> to give a PC a console, since the stupid things don't have proper
> >> serial console support.
> >
> > Would a RealWeasel help?
> 
> No.
> 
> For one thing, they suck dead bunnies through a straw.
> 
> Fake serial BIOS is sometimes worse than having video BIOS.
> 
> But more importantly, a lot of systems can't use an add-in card or  
> even a VGA BIOS hack to get a fake serial console.
> 
> I really need a screen and keyboard, honest, even if only to first  
> enable the fake serial crap... :)
> 
> So much pain could be eliminated if someone would just write a serial  
> text interface to BIOS.  It can't be that hard.
> 
> -- 
> "Where some they sell their dreams for small desires."
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