Early x86/PC Linux versions used VGA's native text capabilities. When ported to m68k machines (Atari/Amiga) that didn't have native text capabilities, that's w

Early x86/PC Linux versions used VGA's native text capabilities. When ported to m68k machines (Atari/Amiga) that didn't have native text capabilities, that's when Linux grew the virtual console we all know today that renders text to a bitmap display.