From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <4D67B875.4060804@0x6a.com> Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:11:01 -0600 From: Jack Norton User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (Windows/20100228) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [9fans] Small Plan9 box suggestions. Topicbox-Message-UUID: b4afa4c2-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 Jason Dreisbach wrote: > Hi all, > > Can anyone help shed some light in my search for a "low power" minimal > plan 9 hardware setup to start experimenting with. Has anyone had > success running plan 9 on a Fit PC (the only atom box we have access to)? > > Gumstix would be ideal, but their plan 9 support is a bit half baked > right now. Wireless support would be a huge plus. > > We are trying to do a bit of research into robotic applications of plan > 9. The p9 filesystem protocol seems like a real neat method to acquire > resources of nearby "bots". Allowing for very minimal, modularized robot > configurations. > > Any tips? Am I out of my mind? > > Thanks, > > Jason Jason, I am currently attempting a little ROV using some 9p for control, but I am using inferno hosted on linux. That might be the quicker way to get your 'bots speaking 9p. I am doing this because right off the bat I need a webcam. I also need to prototype this very quickly so mucking about in hardware drivers and OS nuances is not an option. Sounds like fun! I'm curious what you come up with! -Jack