[geeks] Getting into a headless eMac

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009, Lionel Peterson wrote:

> The manual referred to made it clear that duplicating current desktop
> was the only function possible, but that manual reflects the state of
> the art at a particular historical point in time...

It is the only function exposed by default (the underlying video hardware
supports multiple displays); however, that it can be so easily worked
around is a testament to how powerful and flexible OpenFirmware is.
Change the default video arrangement, add support for new hardware, teach
it how to boot from ZFS, etc.--all using Forth!

> I too found contrary evidence on the net, but I'm hoping that it
> defaults to mirroring the built-in display.

Yep.

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