From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 10:18:53 +0200 From: Lucio De Re To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] Mash Message-ID: <20000718101853.M2260@cackle.proxima.alt.za> References: <200007180743.DAA19333@cse.psu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <200007180743.DAA19333@cse.psu.edu>; from forsyth@caldo.demon.co.uk on Tue, Jul 18, 2000 at 08:42:33AM +0000 Topicbox-Message-UUID: e10ad978-eac8-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 On Tue, Jul 18, 2000 at 08:42:33AM +0000, forsyth@caldo.demon.co.uk wrote: > > >>I seem to recall the original Inferno shell being quite limited. The > >>new man pages are encouraging :-) > > it's still there as tiny/sh, because on small devices a simple command interpreter > is useful for maintenance but one might begrudge the extra flash and memory > that plumper shells consume. Depends, I guess. The 8K AVR device I'm toying with isn't likely to run any shells at all :-( More's the pity. BTW, I just accessed Vita Nuova's web site for the first time since the Plan 9 release (I must have missed an announcement about Inferno in the excitement) and my impressions are that it is very striking. USD 300 is around SAR 2200, just around UKP 200, I think. I'm starting to save right now :-) More seriously, can I get some encouragement from Vita Nuova to support your products in South Africa? No need for any form of exclusivity, it may suffice to let interested parties know that they can approach me for assistance. ++L