From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4D67B875.4060804@0x6a.com> References: <4D67B875.4060804@0x6a.com> Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:23:47 +0000 Message-ID: From: Jacob Todd To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e6d644730a3f4f049d1c14e5 Subject: Re: [9fans] Small Plan9 box suggestions. Topicbox-Message-UUID: b4b590d0-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --0016e6d644730a3f4f049d1c14e5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Does inferno have support for (a) webcam(s)? Or are you using linux for capturing things from the webcam? On Feb 25, 2011 9:14 AM, "Jack Norton" wrote: > 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 > --0016e6d644730a3f4f049d1c14e5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Does inferno have support for (a) webcam(s)? Or are you using linux for = capturing things from the webcam?

On Feb 25, 2011 9:14 AM, "Jack Norton"= <jack@0x6a.com> wrote:
> 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 wi= th. Has anyone had
>> success running plan 9 on a Fit PC (the onl= y 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 pl= us.
>>
>> We are trying to do a bit of research into rob= otic applications of plan
>> 9. The p9 filesystem protocol seems like a real neat method to acq= uire
>> resources of nearby "bots". Allowing for very m= inimal, 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 ge= t
> your 'bots speaking 9p. I am doing this because right off t= he bat I
> need a webcam. I also need to prototype this very quickl= y so mucking
> about in hardware drivers and OS nuances is not an option.
> Sou= nds like fun! I'm curious what you come up with!
>
> -Jac= k
>
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