> Ummm...should X Window windows have scroll bars?  I mean, it is pretty 
> clear to me that for functionality's sake scroll bars would be really 
> useful (unless of course the need for them were obviated by constantly 
> scrolling text), but on my system (IIci now proudly running 
> GENERICSBC-26) there are no scroll bars, and the text does not advance 
> automatically in the X Window windows.  Should it?  Any suggestions for a 
> fix?

Whether or not an xterm window has scrollbars depends on you current 
XResource settings, the command line options to xterm, and your xterm 
menu settings.  Try reading the manual page for xterm, there are at least 
3 ways that I know of to turn them on (i.e. the ones I listed above).

> Also, what is dt, and what will it do for me?

Dt, short for desktop, I think, is a virtual terminal program.  
Basically, it allows you to have several terminals running at once, 
rather than the fairly slow ite console device.  You can switch between 
them by hitting Command-# combinations.  Another neat feature is that you 
can use the mouse to cut and paste, unlike the console.  If you're happy  
with X, you probably don't need it, but I usually keep a copy around 
just in case I don't need/want to use X.

Later.

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Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
Consultant                                        Rice University
Information Technology Services                       Houston, TX