From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jim Choate To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Cc: , In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [9fans] Re: Free Plan 9 "shell" accounts? Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 21:54:44 -0500 Topicbox-Message-UUID: b1ad3dc6-eacb-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 On Sat, 17 May 2003, Russ Cox wrote: > I think the real problem with a free Plan 9 server is > latency. We can figure out the system robustness > problems, but the network latency is much harder > to get around. I'm typing this in my apartment, > on a drawterm session over my DSL line to > plan9.bell-labs.com. The latency is about 38ms. > At this distance drawterm is usable but noticeably > sluggish. But 38ms is probably near best case > for an open Plan 9 server across the internet. The average human response time is something like 200mS. If there is a problem then it's not 38mS latency, there is something else dragging it down. > You could use a text connection, but that's just > not a faithful experience. > > VNC is a little better but still leaves something to > be desired. And until somebody pushes it, such as a public server, the problem will never be solved. -- ____________________________________________________________________ We are all interested in the future for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. Criswell, "Plan 9 from Outer Space" ravage@ssz.com jchoate@open-forge.org www.ssz.com www.open-forge.org --------------------------------------------------------------------