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Operating Systems Linux Fedora console vs terminal ??? Post 302336362 by ilikecows on Wednesday 22nd of July 2009 02:07:23 AM
Old 07-22-2009
Terminal is any dumb terminal, terminal emulator, or any other hardware/software that provides an Xwindows or command line login session. In the context you are asking a terminal emulator is any program that provides a command line/text based operating environment. A console means that the program is attached to the device /dev/console and you will receive any message sent to that device. If you want an example do the following:

Open a terminal window

Open a console window

In the terminal window type # echo "Hello there" > /dev/console
 

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iscc(7) 						 Miscellaneous Information Manual						   iscc(7)

NAME
iscc - serial communications interface SYNOPSIS
controller iscc0 at isa0 DESCRIPTION
An onboard Zilog 8530 DUART provides AXPvme-based Single Board Computers with console (CON) and auxiliary (AUX) serial communications ports. Both serial communications ports can operate at baud rates from B50 to B38400, excluding B134 (see tty(7)). On AXPvme Single Board Computers configured with a graphics head as the system console, the CON serial communications port (/dev/tty01) is available for use by application programs as an additional communications port. In the absence of a graphics head, the CON serial communications port (/dev/console) becomes the system console. When used as the serial system console, the CON serial communications port always operates at 9600 BPS, 8-bits, and no parity. Regardless of system console, the AUX serial communications port (/dev/tty00) is always available for use by application programs. RESTRICTIONS
Data communications equipment attached to the CON serial communications port must be set to 9600 BPS, 8-bits, no parity when configured as the serial system console. The iscc terminal driver enforces this restriction. No modem control is supported for either the CON or AUX serial communications ports. FILES
console terminal local terminal local terminal RELATED INFORMATION
console(7), devio(7), tty(7), MAKEDEV(8) delim off iscc(7)
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