From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] Plan9 on a 386/25 From: forsyth@caldo.demon.co.uk MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="upas-xczfbgemhakaackwipywmmawrb" Message-Id: <20020325140955.6F45B199BE@mail.cse.psu.edu> Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 14:05:21 +0000 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6da12332-eaca-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --upas-xczfbgemhakaackwipywmmawrb Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit i ran an early version of Plan 9 on a 4mbyte 386sx/16 as a terminal to a larger cpu server and file server. graphics memory was tight, but it worked. i ran sam locally. at the time i could still use 1-bit per pixel screens, though i've a feeling i switched to 8-bit later. i tolerated it as my main terminal at my old department for a surprisingly long time, but that was before i got used to lots of acme frames. with paging on, i even did file server kernel compiles when i was still porting it. it took ages to link (don't bother, use the cpu server). all good fun, and character forming, but that was years ago, and you won't find it satisfying now. on the other hand, if it goes at all you might amaze your friends. you'll certainly need cpu server and file server (or u9fs), you'll need to install on another machine entirely. in practice, if i were desperate to use it, i'd probably use it for something simple, such as a DHCP/TFTP/auth server. --upas-xczfbgemhakaackwipywmmawrb Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <9fans-admin@cse.psu.edu> Received: from punt-1.mail.demon.net by mailstore for forsyth@caldo.demon.co.uk id 1017053719:10:18281:14; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 10:55:19 GMT Received: from psuvax1.cse.psu.edu ([130.203.4.6]) by punt-1.mail.demon.net id aa1018370; 25 Mar 2002 10:55 GMT Received: from psuvax1.cse.psu.edu (psuvax1.cse.psu.edu [130.203.4.6]) by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server) with ESMTP id D1D43199A3; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 05:55:10 -0500 (EST) Delivered-To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Received: from mxzilla3.xs4all.nl (mxzilla3.xs4all.nl [194.109.6.49]) by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server) with ESMTP id 4BFC019988 for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 05:54:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from xs4.xs4all.nl (wstan@xs4.xs4all.nl [194.109.6.45]) by mxzilla3.xs4all.nl (8.12.0/8.12.0) with ESMTP id g2PAsF7B001021 for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 11:54:15 +0100 (CET) Received: (from wstan@localhost) by xs4.xs4all.nl (8.9.0/8.9.0) id LAA06822 for 9fans@cse.psu.edu; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 11:54:15 +0100 (CET) To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Message-ID: <20020325115409.A29652@xs4all.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Subject: [9fans] Plan9 on a 386/25 Sender: 9fans-admin@cse.psu.edu Errors-To: 9fans-admin@cse.psu.edu X-BeenThere: 9fans@cse.psu.edu X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu X-Reply-To: wilby98@yahoo.com List-Help: List-Id: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans.cse.psu.edu> List-Archive: Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 11:54:09 +0100 Any opinion how well Plan9 will install and run on a 386/25. A friend gave me an old Compaq Prolinea I would like to power up and network. -- Bill Amsterdam, NL --upas-xczfbgemhakaackwipywmmawrb--