Subject: Re: porto
To: Allen Briggs <briggs@cray-ymp.acm.stuorg.vt.edu>
From: Michael Finch <finchm@cray-ymp.acm.stuorg.vt.edu>
List: macbsd-general
Date: 05/30/1994 17:23:44
Allen Briggs wrote:
> > What does one need to do to port X?
> Actually, the main work will be in modifying the macII directory to look
> at our console model (keyboard, video, mouse handling).  Mr. Grantham
> has been making headway on a better adb system to get the mouse & kbd in
> line.  There is ongoing work in getting the video part in line as well
> (almost a complete redesign).  When that's ready and the current kernel
> is working (w/ ethernet), I'll be working on X...

Actually, the word on the street is that "Mr. Grantham" has ADB
working with keyboards, mice, and power mittens.  It doesn't renumber
the ADB devices so you can only use one power mitten at a time,
but big deal.

-Mike

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