From: drownthepoor@gmail.com
To: 9fans <9fans@9fans.net>
Subject: [9fans] Should the original Plan9.iso be disregarded?
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 00:28:55 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <17677637350.d153.44351@composer.9fans.topicbox.com> (raw)
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I have many copies of Plan 9 from various places over the years that I've tried out.
In the case of the original plan9.iso I was able to get it to boot into Glenda as a live-user, and I am able to complete the installation. However, there is always a corrupt MBR when I try to boot it up.
I've successfully booted 9-front on VMware as well, and noticed that the Glenda logo window is missing. I honestly don't know the purpose of this window, but it displays the time/date and shows the Glenda character. That bothered me because to me, I wanted to demonstrate/experience the real Plan 9.
I now have 9 Legacy images, and I'm going to give them a go as I THINK these are now the "vanilla" Plan 9 post Vita-Nuova ownership. Is that correct? Is it safe to assume 9-Legacy essentially replaces what I assume are the 4th edition Plan 9 images?
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2026-01-07 5:28 drownthepoor [this message]
2026-01-07 15:28 ` [9fans] Should the original Plan9.iso be disregarded? Thaddeus Woskowiak
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