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Message from Steven
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James wrote:
>
> Is there some limit in BL 3.5 on how many rxvt 
> terms can be open simultaneously? 

I believe each rxvt occupies a ptyp/ttyp.  You will
find them in /dev.  BL3 has ptyp 0-9 and ttyp 0-9.
If you add /dev/ptypa and /dev/ttypa (using mknod),
you will probably get another rxvt.

> I ask because I currently have 9 open, 

Wow, that's alot of xterms.  I've never had more 
than five open (even on my most powerful system).

> but if I try to open a 10th one, it aborts almost 
> immediately. 

If you add /dev/ptypa and /dev/ttypa (using mknod),
you will probably be able to open a tenth xterm.

> Is there supposed to be this type of limit in BL 3.5? 

Yes.  

> I've not seen this behavior before. 

BL3 is small and fast because it has been stripped 
down to the basics.  You get a basic set of fonts, 
a basic set of devices, a basic set of modules, 
and so on.  If you want more fonts, you can add 
them.  If you want more modules, you can add them.  
If you want more ptyp/ttyp, you can add them.

CURRENTLY IN BL3
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2,0  ptyp0              3,0  ttyp0 
2,1  ptyp1              3,1  ttyp1
2,2  ptyp2              3,2  ttyp2
2,3  ptyp3              3,3  ttyp3
2,4  ptyp4              3,4  ttyp4
2,5  ptyp5              3,5  ttyp5
2,6  ptyp6              3,6  ttyp6
2,7  ptyp7              3,7  ttyp7
2,8  ptyp8              3,8  ttyp8
2,9  ptyp9              3,9  ttyp9
----------------------------------

NEXT SIX
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2,10 ptypa              3,10 ttypa
2,11 ptypb              3,11 ttypb
2,12 ptypc              3,12 ttypc
2,13 ptypd              3,13 ttypd
2,14 ptype              3,14 ttype
2,15 ptypf              3,15 ttypf
----------------------------------