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Date: Fri,  6 Oct 2000 10:04:19 -0400
From: Ish Rattan <ishwar@pali.cps.cmich.edu>
To: "Kirk M. Anne" <kma@geneseo.edu>
Cc: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Pointers for using Plan 9?
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It is not exactly answer to your question. One way to play with Plan 9
is run a cpu/terminal combo and students can login via drawterm, it may
serv well if you have a small class. The interface per se is simple but
different (unlike Amoeba that uses UNIX like interface). It pays to have
the documentation/man-pages in printed form.

Also, try to look at Inferno too for distributed system plateform. As it
is hosted OS it is easier to install and maintain.

Now, if it is possible at all, I would like to have look at the
programming assignments that you have used on the Amoeba cluster (shopping
for ideas!).

Regards,

- ishwar

On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Kirk M. Anne wrote:

>
> I am assisting a Computer Science faculty member with a Distributed
> Systems undergraduate course and we are working on Amoeba now.  I spotted
> that Plan 9 is now available for downloading and have tinkered around with
> it and read through many of the papers.
>
> I was wondering if there were any example programs or "How to" documents
> that we can give out to the class to help them learn about Plan 9.  We
> have built an Amoeba cluster and want to replicate the experience in Plan
> 9 so that the students can get a firm understanding of how distributed
> systems work (where there are similarities and differences between the
> two).
>
> So, could anyone send me the following?
>
> 	1. Sample Plan 9 setup and guidelines for decisions (I'm still
>            pouring over the Overview to Plan 9 networks)
>
> 	2. Sample programs that use Plan 9 features
>
> 	3. Recommendations for an upper level project using Plan 9
>
> 	4. Pointers to SPARC and NeXT installation instructions for Plan 9
>
> If this goes well, we hope to continue with directed studies on using Plan
> 9 to solve scientific problems that other faculty around campus have in
> Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
>
> Any information would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Kirk Anne
> Manager, Systems & Networking
> SUNY Geneseo
> Geneseo, NY 14454
> 716-245-5577
>
>