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Subject: Re: Change the text mode screen fonts
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 13:11:44 +1000
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/usr/sbin/vidcontrol -f <font-name>
then /usr/sbin/vidcontrol VGA_80x60

See the vidcontrol manpage for the path where the font files are kept.

On 22 Apr 1996, Charles A. Tilbury wrote:

> 
> Can anyone help me to change the text mode screen fonts?  I have just 
> gotten a 17" monitor.  Would like to set different font sizes on different
> virtual screens.  I would like to get a 60 line font. I know a 50 line 
> font is possable.
> 
> Thanks,
> Charles Tilbury
> 
> 
>