why 6 ttys in /etc/inittab?

owl.yangp_at_gmail.com
Date: 11/28/05


Date: 27 Nov 2005 19:05:49 -0800

Hi,

I'm a newbie and I'm learning Linux. One thing that confuses me is, in
/etc/inittab, why does the system listens to 6 terminals (tty1, tty2,
..., tty6) at the same time? Isn't just one is enough cause you have
only one keyboard? Anybody can explain this to me? Thanks.

Regards,
Bob



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