Re: why does this remind me of
Even when I have use of the system console, I have been plugging at least one "dumb terminal" into a serial port and throwing it a login since the early BSD days at Berkeley. I still do this with modern BSD and Linux systems. Handy for all kinds of things. For example, it's nice to have a friendly login prompt if/when the GUI goes TITSUP[0]. I do most of my serious writing on it as there are fewer distractions with a CLI. It's also a handy place to send stderr when debugging. Etc. Recommended.
[0] Total Inability To Show the Usual Pr0nictures
Biting the hand that feeds IT
