From: lorif32768@gmail.com   
      
   On Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 5:58:07 PM UTC+1, Herbert Kleebauer wrote:   
   > On 29.08.2019 18:28, Lori Fairhead wrote:   
   >   
   > > Linux OpenSuse 11.2 will do me a standard 80x24 console, why can't   
   > > Windows?! I'm perfectly used to 80x24 for reading long text, I don't   
   > > see why anyone has to mess around with it.   
   >   
   > Maybe you booted Linux in console mode without a graphics desktop.   
   > Then the graphics card is still in character mode displaying 80x24.   
   >   
   > But the full screen mode in Windows doesn't switch the mode of the   
   > graphics card, but just displays a full screen Window in the   
   > graphics resolution of Windows (Win9x still switched to character   
   > mode). I think, it is still possible to boot Windows in console   
   > mode. But if you really want 80x24, don't switch to full screen mode   
   > but enter 80x24 in the size field and change the font size to a value   
   > so that the cmd window has nearly the size of the screen.   
   >   
   >   
   > > Okay. But aren't you interested in the internals of Android? It's   
   > > supposed to be a separate branch of the Linux kernel isn't it?   
   >   
   > I think time is to precious to waist it. DOS was something   
   > you could understand at a lower level. But a modern OS is something   
   > you use if it works, or reinstall it if it no longer works, but   
   > I think it is not possible to really understand it.   
   >   
      
   I would have to disagree, I think that you can understand it but   
   just probably not from disassembling it anymore LOL If you know   
   something about the way it's been built, you could proceed from   
   there.   
      
   > > Want to watch music videos whilst laying on my bed :-)   
   >   
   > A phone to watch videos? Would recommend a big flat screen on the   
   > wall or a video projector.   
      
   Okay. At your behest I went and bought a tablet from Amazon. It's a   
   Motorola XOOM. Of course I read the complete description AFTER I purchased   
   the thing. I had ordered a 512Gb microSD card in advance for the thing   
   but reading the description discover that it will only go up to 32Gb.   
   Fortunately the seller was kind enough to refund me on that straight   
   away. So, I'm only going to be able to fit a certain amount of stuff   
   on it, but I suppose one can fit a reasonable selection of videos in   
   32Gb. (10" screen size, should fit just above my radio set).   
      
   Hope you are keeping well,   
   Regards, Lori   
      
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