[9fans] [hangar18-general] Introduction (fwd)

[9fans] [hangar18-general] Introduction (fwd)

[Jim Choate]

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Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:33:06 -0700
From: Brad Davis <brad@peakunix.net>
Reply-To: hangar18-general@open-forge.org
To: hangar18-general@open-forge.org
Subject: [hangar18-general] Introduction

Hi,

Some time ago, I bought a PC with Windows 95 for the purpose of
doing some on line trading. The computer soon became more
fascinating to me than the stock market. However, I became
increasingly frustrated with the limits imposed on me by the OS.

Somewhere, I read some blurb about something called Linux. I bought
the CDs and wiped out the Win95 install. After learning my way
around Linux, I discovered the various BSDs.

Having lots of fun, I decided it was time for a career change and
began learning all things UNIX. I made the move about 5 years ago
and now have a really cool tele-commuting UNIX job.

An article in the Feb 2004 issue of "Sys Admin" introduced me to
Plan 9. I checked the supported hardware list against my inventory
of parts, put together a system and installed Plan 9. Interesting.

If I understand what I'm looking at, not only is user authentication
a non-issue, but the problem we're (UNIX) trying to solve with iSCSI
doesn't even exist.

Anyway, it looks like I really need to create or join a grid to
begin realizing the potential of Plan 9. I'd rather join something
since I'll have to install another circuit breaker if I plug anything
else in.  So... what's needed? Disk? CPU? my understanding so far is
that a particular system should provide one or the other but necessarily
both.

Lots of RTFM to do...

--
Brad

Re: [9fans] [hangar18-general] Introduction (fwd)

[boyd, rounin]

> If I understand what I'm looking at, not only is user authentication
> a non-issue, but the problem we're (UNIX) trying to solve with iSCSI
> doesn't even exist.

fy fan

Re: [9fans] [hangar18-general] Introduction (fwd)

[Bruce Ellis]

i hope you do well with on-line trading.  just run linux
and you have all you need there in e-macs.

personally, i use inferno (with often help from imported
plan9 resources ... can't run a stock b/s optim on a ps2).

and if you screw up on the Bollinger Bands well just
stagger to the local for a bottle of Bollinger. Well I
have 10/20/70 split on that.

brucee
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Choate" <ravage@einstein.ssz.com>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 2:43 PM
Subject: [9fans] [hangar18-general] Introduction (fwd)

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:33:06 -0700
> From: Brad Davis <brad@peakunix.net>
> Reply-To: hangar18-general@open-forge.org
> To: hangar18-general@open-forge.org
> Subject: [hangar18-general] Introduction
>
> Hi,
>
> Some time ago, I bought a PC with Windows 95 for the purpose of
> doing some on line trading. The computer soon became more
> fascinating to me than the stock market. However, I became
> increasingly frustrated with the limits imposed on me by the OS.

Re: [9fans] [hangar18-general] Introduction (fwd)

[Michael H. Collins]

Schweeet.

Jim Choate wrote:
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:33:06 -0700
> From: Brad Davis <brad@peakunix.net>
> Reply-To: hangar18-general@open-forge.org
> To: hangar18-general@open-forge.org
> Subject: [hangar18-general] Introduction
>
> Hi,
>
> Some time ago, I bought a PC with Windows 95 for the purpose of
> doing some on line trading. The computer soon became more
> fascinating to me than the stock market. However, I became
> increasingly frustrated with the limits imposed on me by the OS.
>

--
Michael H. Collins  Admiral, Penguinista Navy
http://linuxlink.com

http://www.honestvaclavs.com/

Re: [9fans] [hangar18-general] Introduction (fwd)

[boyd, rounin]

yeah, i was on crack and thought i'd cripple my LA-120s to 300 baud,
but i could still use sam -d ...

that's what i call progress or was it just the crack?