From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: bwc@borf.com
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: Plan 9 annoyances (was: Re: [9fans] mv vs cp)
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Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 08:21:14 -0400
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DAGwyn@null.net wrote:
> bwc@borf.com wrote:
> > >>There is no web browser in Plan 9---and that's got to be a big obstacle.
> > I have an iMAC for that.  One OS doesn't have to do everything.

> But Plan 9 has been advertised as a superior alternative to the
> usual developer's interactive computing environment.  A good Web
> browser is another essential tool, these days.  Why should one
> be forced to buy a second computer to do something that ought to
> be right up the alley of the first one?

It took me some time to realize having more than one computer is not
a bad thing.  The imac cost me less than the Hazeltine 1500 I bought
almost 20 years ago.  Surely the right tool for the job that is
the backbone of the Unix philosophy leads to the right system
for the job.

BTW, I use charon alot as well.

  Brantley Coile