From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 22:51:44 -0500
From: Jim Mercer jim@educ.lsuc.on.ca
Subject: Gnots
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[ apologies for replying to an old message, i'm reading the 9fan archive ]
[ please add niners@lsuc.on.ca to the list ]

> Has anyone else seen any grey-scale screens around?
> 
> Any other ideas on best machine for a terminal?  We want something
> already supported by Plan 9, cheapish, with a nice high-res display for
> large help(1) windows.  

i've found a number of old NEC Monograph displays, 8-bit ISA adapters
with a 13" 1024x1024 square tube.

my intention is to use these on older 386 machines, preferablly diskless
or floppy boot.

after a years wait, i think i've scavanged enough equipment to put a small
network together.  i've got a few unix hosts, some 386's and 3/[56]0's
for terminals and a sparc (sun 4/260) which i'm hoping might work.
failing that i'll be mostly intel until i can scavenge more stuff.
(can someone point me at some kind of "currently supported hardware" list?)

i've requested the latest CD, so i hope to start poking at stuff soon.

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