From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:08:59 -0400 Message-ID: From: Mark Bucciarelli To: Fans <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7bae453253c2560521025e1d Subject: [9fans] copy of 9.txt.gz? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6df5cdba-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --047d7bae453253c2560521025e1d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hi, Can someone here point me to where I can download the text version of the Nemo book? Calibre's PDF2ePub isn't cutting it. Thanks, Mark --047d7bae453253c2560521025e1d Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,

Can someone here point me to where = I can download
the text version of the Nemo book?

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Calibre's PDF2ePub isn't cutting it.

=
Thanks,

Mark
--047d7bae453253c2560521025e1d-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 13:43:39 +1000 Message-ID: From: Iain Watson Smith To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a114e6082461998052102dad1 Subject: Re: [9fans] copy of 9.txt.gz? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6dfb1360-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --001a114e6082461998052102dad1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5JhhxXuFQPPLVBURU9iZEJhc28/view?usp=sharing i'm sharing a word copy on google drive. On 1 October 2015 at 13:08, Mark Bucciarelli wrote: > Hi, > > Can someone here point me to where I can download > the text version of the Nemo book? > > Calibre's PDF2ePub isn't cutting it. > > Thanks, > > Mark > --001a114e6082461998052102dad1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<= br>
On 1 October 2015 at 13:08, Mark Bucciarelli = <mkbucc@gmail.com> wrote:
<= div dir=3D"ltr">Hi,

Can someone here point me to where I= can download
the text version of the Nemo book?

Calibre's PDF2ePub isn't cutting it.

<= div>Thanks,

Mark

--001a114e6082461998052102dad1-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 08:06:36 -0400 Message-ID: From: Mark Bucciarelli To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d044402b2fe5d46052109e04b Subject: Re: [9fans] copy of 9.txt.gz? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6dffc68a-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --f46d044402b2fe5d46052109e04b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thanks, that worked. By the way, is there any version of the John Lyons notes on Plan 9 from 1989? They Lyons books says circulation was restricted to distribution Bell Labs. There are two books mentioned: Plan 9: Volume 1: Kernel Source Code Plan 9: Volume 2: Summaries & Commentary Mark On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:43 PM, Iain Watson Smith wrote: > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5JhhxXuFQPPLVBURU9iZEJhc28/view?usp=sharing > > i'm sharing a word copy on google drive. > > On 1 October 2015 at 13:08, Mark Bucciarelli wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Can someone here point me to where I can download >> the text version of the Nemo book? >> >> Calibre's PDF2ePub isn't cutting it. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mark >> > > --f46d044402b2fe5d46052109e04b Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks, that worked.

By the way, is the= re any version of the John Lyons
notes on Plan 9 from 1989?=C2=A0= They Lyons books says
circulation was restricted to distribution= Bell Labs.
There are two books mentioned:
Plan 9: Volu= me 1: Kernel Source Code
Plan 9: Volume 2: Summaries & Commen= tary

Mark
On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:43 PM, Iain Watson = Smith <iainws@gmail.com> wrote:

On 1 October 2015 at 13:08, Mark Bucciarelli <mkbucc@gmai= l.com> wrote:
Hi,

Can someone here point me to where I can downloa= d
the text version of the Nemo book?

Cal= ibre's PDF2ePub isn't cutting it.

Thanks,<= /div>

Mark


--f46d044402b2fe5d46052109e04b-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 MIME-version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2104\)) From: Brantley Coile In-reply-to: Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 08:21:21 -0400 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Message-id: References: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Subject: Re: [9fans] copy of 9.txt.gz? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6e108538-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 I saw a copy when I was at the Labs in 1990. It was very early in Plan = 9=E2=80=99s evolution so it would be mostly of historic interest today. = I got the impression that neither John nor the OS designers were = particularly pleased with the commentary. I enjoyed reading it, but = Nemo=E2=80=99s books closer to today=E2=80=99s systems. To answer your question, I don=E2=80=99t have a copy. Brantley > On Oct 1, 2015, at 8:06 AM, Mark Bucciarelli wrote: >=20 > Thanks, that worked. >=20 > By the way, is there any version of the John Lyons > notes on Plan 9 from 1989? They Lyons books says > circulation was restricted to distribution Bell Labs. > There are two books mentioned: > Plan 9: Volume 1: Kernel Source Code > Plan 9: Volume 2: Summaries & Commentary >=20 > Mark >=20 > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:43 PM, Iain Watson Smith = wrote: > = https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5JhhxXuFQPPLVBURU9iZEJhc28/view?usp=3Dsh= aring >=20 > i'm sharing a word copy on google drive. >=20 > On 1 October 2015 at 13:08, Mark Bucciarelli wrote: > Hi, >=20 > Can someone here point me to where I can download > the text version of the Nemo book? >=20 > Calibre's PDF2ePub isn't cutting it. >=20 > Thanks, >=20 > Mark >=20 >=20 From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: To: 9fans@9fans.net Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 14:51:02 +0200 From: lucio@proxima.alt.za In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] copy of 9.txt.gz? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6e1f7fe8-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 > To answer your question, I don=E2=80=99t have a copy. I seem to recall that it was eventually released in the public domain? Lucio. From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 14:43:52 +0100 Message-ID: From: Charles Forsyth To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b5d52cad7c4c805210b3c98 Subject: Re: [9fans] copy of 9.txt.gz? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6e24a7d4-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --047d7b5d52cad7c4c805210b3c98 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On 1 October 2015 at 13:06, Mark Bucciarelli wrote: > By the way, is there any version of the John Lyons > notes on Plan 9 from 1989? They Lyons books says > circulation was restricted to distribution Bell Labs. > There are two books mentioned: > It's on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lions-Commentary-UNIX-Source-Code/dp/1573980137/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443706815&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Lions-Commentary-Unix-John/dp/1573980137/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443706940&sr=8-1 --047d7b5d52cad7c4c805210b3c98 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= On 1 October 2015 at 13:06, Mark Bucciarelli <mkbucc@gmail.com> wrote:
By the way, is there any version of the= John Lyons
notes on Plan 9 from 1989?=C2=A0 They Lyons books say= s
circulation was restricted to distribution Bell Labs.
There are two books mentioned:

It's on Ama= zon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lions-Commentary-UNIX-S= ource-Code/dp/1573980137/ref=3Dsr_1_1?ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1443706815&sr= =3D8-1

http://www.am= azon.com/Lions-Commentary-Unix-John/dp/1573980137/ref=3Dsr_1_1?ie=3DUTF8&am= p;qid=3D1443706940&sr=3D8-1
--047d7b5d52cad7c4c805210b3c98-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 14:48:15 +0100 Message-ID: From: Charles Forsyth To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c384c486791d05210b4c7c Subject: Re: [9fans] copy of 9.txt.gz? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6e323610-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --001a11c384c486791d05210b4c7c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On 1 October 2015 at 14:43, Charles Forsyth wrote: > On 1 October 2015 at 13:06, Mark Bucciarelli wrote: > >> By the way, is there any version of the John Lyons >> notes on Plan 9 from 1989? They Lyons books says >> circulation was restricted to distribution Bell Labs. >> There are two books mentioned: >> > > It's on Amazon: And it's also off Amazon: http://www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/Lions/ --001a11c384c486791d05210b4c7c Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= On 1 October 2015 at 14:43, Charles Forsyth <charles.forsyth@gma= il.com> wrote:
On 1 October 2015 at 13:06, Mark Bucciarelli <mkbucc@gmai= l.com> wrote:
By the way, is there a= ny version of the John Lyons
notes on Plan 9 from 1989?=C2=A0 The= y Lyons books says
circulation was restricted to distribution Bel= l Labs.
There are two books mentioned:
It's on Amazon:

And it's also off Am= azon:=C2=A0http:= //www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/Lions/
--001a11c384c486791d05210b4c7c-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 MIME-version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2104\)) From: Brantley Coile In-reply-to: Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 10:48:35 -0400 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Message-id: References: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Subject: Re: [9fans] copy of 9.txt.gz? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6e3e702e-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 I think he meant the Plan 9 Lion=E2=80=99s commentary, not the Sixth = Edition one. > On Oct 1, 2015, at 9:48 AM, Charles Forsyth = wrote: >=20 >=20 > On 1 October 2015 at 14:43, Charles Forsyth = wrote: > On 1 October 2015 at 13:06, Mark Bucciarelli wrote: > By the way, is there any version of the John Lyons > notes on Plan 9 from 1989? They Lyons books says > circulation was restricted to distribution Bell Labs. > There are two books mentioned: >=20 > It's on Amazon: >=20 > And it's also off Amazon: = http://www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/Lions/ From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 08:38:30 -0700 Message-ID: From: Skip Tavakkolian To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11434a3acd795205210cd6b7 Subject: Re: [9fans] copy of 9.txt.gz? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6e42a572-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --001a11434a3acd795205210cd6b7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This isn't the answer to the original question, but if you like that type of decomposition of OS, xv6 is a good one: https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2014/xv6/book-rev8.pdf On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 7:48 AM, Brantley Coile wrote= : > I think he meant the Plan 9 Lion=E2=80=99s commentary, not the Sixth Edit= ion one. > > > On Oct 1, 2015, at 9:48 AM, Charles Forsyth > wrote: > > > > > > On 1 October 2015 at 14:43, Charles Forsyth > wrote: > > On 1 October 2015 at 13:06, Mark Bucciarelli wrote: > > By the way, is there any version of the John Lyons > > notes on Plan 9 from 1989? They Lyons books says > > circulation was restricted to distribution Bell Labs. > > There are two books mentioned: > > > > It's on Amazon: > > > > And it's also off Amazon: http://www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/Lions= / > > > --001a11434a3acd795205210cd6b7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This isn't the answer to the original question, but if= =C2=A0you like that type of decomposition of OS, xv6 is a good one:
=


On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 7:48 AM, Brantley Coile <brantleycoile@me.co= m> wrote:
I think he meant = the Plan 9 Lion=E2=80=99s commentary, not the Sixth Edition one.

> On Oct 1, 2015, at 9:48 AM, Charles Forsyth <charles.forsyth@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 1 October 2015 at 14:43, Charles Forsyth <charles.forsyth@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1 October 2015 at 13:06, Mark Bucciarelli <mkbucc@gmail.com> wrote:
> By the way, is there any version of the John Lyons
> notes on Plan 9 from 1989?=C2=A0 They Lyons books says
> circulation was restricted to distribution Bell Labs.
> There are two books mentioned:
>
> It's on Amazon:
>
> And it's also off Amazon: http://www.lemis.co= m/grog/Documentation/Lions/



--001a11434a3acd795205210cd6b7-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 16:53:28 +0100 Message-ID: From: Charles Forsyth To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b5d52ca577e5905210d0cf1 Subject: Re: [9fans] copy of 9.txt.gz? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6e46f9e2-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --047d7b5d52ca577e5905210d0cf1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 1 October 2015 at 15:48, Brantley Coile wrote: > I think he meant the Plan 9 Lion=E2=80=99s commentary, not the Sixth Edit= ion one. Yes, and that was in the text I quoted in my reply! --047d7b5d52ca577e5905210d0cf1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= On 1 October 2015 at 15:48, Brantley Coile <brantleycoile@me.com>= ; wrote:
I think he meant the Plan= 9 Lion=E2=80=99s commentary, not the Sixth Edition one.
=
Yes, and that was in the text I quoted in my reply!
--047d7b5d52ca577e5905210d0cf1-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2104\)) From: Andrew Simmons In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 08:57:50 +1300 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <413480BF-A58B-4524-A4EF-3327D3C23AB6@gmail.com> References: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Subject: Re: [9fans] copy of 9.txt.gz? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6e6ac138-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 > On Oct 2, 2015, at 4:53 am, Charles Forsyth = wrote: >=20 >=20 > On 1 October 2015 at 15:48, Brantley Coile = wrote: > I think he meant the Plan 9 Lion=E2=80=99s commentary, not the Sixth = Edition one. >=20 > Yes, and that was in the text I quoted in my reply! This from jmk to the list iin 2001: I would have let this one by but as the spirit of the great Jimi was invoked I feel compelled to reply. Here's what appeared on the list last time this came up: From: "rob pike" Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 10:17:55 -0400 > In the Peer-to-Peer edition of the Lion's book, there is a = brief > mention of a booklet that Lion wrote commenting on Plan 9 = source. > This was apparently during his last sabbatical (1989 or so). > Presumably this implies something on the order of the 1st = edition. > Would THIS beast be available? No. Even for the very very early version of the system it = described, it was incomplete and somewhat confused. John was really = looking for a new version of the Unix kernel and didn't find it. I'm not = sure if any copies exist, but if they do, I still wouldn't distribute = them. They are a poor description of the system and an unworthy legacy = for for John Lions. -rob No machine-readable copy exists and Rob's last sentence is spot on. --jim