A little question to some old #Linux pros:
Does Linux also support that #DOS-like #DualMonitor with #MDA output on one screen and #VGA on a second screen? (video via @rasteri )
Cuz I'd love to support that in _OS/1337 as a neat option to optionally output anything else than 80×25 #TUI…
@kkarhan The linux kernel still has mda support - https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/video/console/mdacon.c . You should be able to bring up a TTY on it in the usual way (inittab).
Also looks like someone figured out how to get X woroking on a hercules lol - https://cowlark.com/multihead/
@rasteri #MDA still being supported is something I do know, as I literally build @OS1337 with only MDA @ 80×25 terminal size.
Kevin Karhan 
rasteri
MDA & #VGA addresses and automaically switch between the modes when one gets turned on. Supporting MDA only as a compatibility option. The question I have is whether #MSDOS-Style mixed mode is possible, i.e. some application writing their outputs to a #VGA framebuffer with a native MDA terminal being the primary output.
tiny486 build) but I guess this would necessitate like an MDA card (recreation) and a VGA card (with disabled MDA output or something), and nowadays anyone wanting an MDA-Style console uses serial tty interface anyway…@rasteri but yeah, feel free to take @OS1337 for a spin:
https://github.com/OS-1337/OS1337/raw/refs/heads/main/OS1337-core-prerelease.img
