Re:Xorg being removed. What does this mean?
by jrockway on Thursday December 14, 2023 @10:22AM
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> This dance took about a second to complete
What's really weird about reading this is that I can hear, in the back of my mind, the sound my CRT makes while doing this switch. But I have no memory of ever switching from X -> virtual console since LCDs were a thing. I guess... that's when X stopped crashing routinely? Weird stuff!
(Also, am I crazy or is there also a smell associated with this operation? I swear I remember something like that. When the mode switches, the monitor degausses itself, and then there is a faint smell of ozone? Computers used to be weird!)
What's really weird about reading this is that I can hear, in the back of my mind, the sound my CRT makes while doing this switch. But I have no memory of ever switching from X -> virtual console since LCDs were a thing. I guess... that's when X stopped crashing routinely? Weird stuff!
(Also, am I crazy or is there also a smell associated with this operation? I swear I remember something like that. When the mode switches, the monitor degausses itself, and then there is a faint smell of ozone? Computers used to be weird!)