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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:06:09 +0000
From: Chris Brannon <cmbrannon@cox.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Are there any blind users of Plan 9?
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Dave Eckhardt writes:

> The good news is that the system, and each part of it,
> is small, so if you don't like something it can be
> replaced.  Unlike Windows or Unix, where you can't
> do much about the windowing system, in Plan 9 you
> really can replace it and it's not that much code.

Quite a few people have mentioned the heavy use of the mouse, and that
is definitely a drawback.  Replacing parts of the system does sound like
a good approach.

> Is there a university near you which has a CHI/HCI
> (Computer-Human/Human-Computer Interaction) degree?

I doubt it, but it might be worth investigating.  This is really a hobby
interest, rather than a necessity.  I stumbled upon the Plan 9 papers
while pursuing my own MS degree in CS.

An earlier poster mentioned Inferno, and I'm looking into that right
now.

Thanks to everyone for the informative replies.

-- Chris