jonathan michaels <jlm@caamora.com.au> writes:
> i was trying to ask if it is possible to use an old IBM PC/XT keyboard
> with NetBSD ?

If the machine is physically capable of driving the hardware, it should
work. I do not know if the machine itself will do that.

> i have been reading about the "wscon" (sorry if i misspelt the name),
> it would be nice if it could do 'big' character fonts (for us with
> poor/damaged eyes).

wscons will deal with loadable fonts and can deal with text in
different sizes. Read the documentation for details.

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