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Subject: Re: [9fans] Help!
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:02:27 -0500
From: john@csplan9.rit.edu
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> I've installed plan9 a few times and found it to be a complete
> mind-bender; it was more of a leap for me than deserting win95 for
> slackware. I know I should Read The Fine Manuals ... but which are the
> best ones to read first, and where do I find them? I've been an unix
> enthusiast for some time (but perhaps not as long as some of you) and
> I've been completely FAT-free for more than ten years now, so I'm not
> scared of a steep learning curve. I've read the theoretical documents
> about plan9; are there some sort of practical ones for newcomers?

I suggest nemo's book at http://9fans.net | http://lsub.org/who/nemo/9.intro.pdf
Beyond that, I can only suggest the stuff in /sys/doc, 9.ps in particular. The
acme paper is probably worth reading too. Nemo's book is the real
practical reference, though. That and 9fans.

John