From: Jim Choate <ravage@einstein.ssz.com>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Cc: <hangar18-general@open-forge.com>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Interesting in trying out Plan 9
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:58:12 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0402160954370.32230-100000@einstein.ssz.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <196f381b.0402131109.6d2f28d4@posting.google.com>
Hi Joel,
On Mon, 16 Feb 2004, Joel Konkle-Parker wrote:
> I run Linux at the moment, but after finding out that Plan 9 exists,
> and that it's the "true descendent" of unix, I just have to try it
> out.
>
> So my question: what's the best way to get into it? Will any of my
> devices work (newish Dell laptop)? Any "how to get Plan9 running for
> dummies" books?
I've found the Dell OptiPlex GX1's seem to work out of the box. These
surplus old machines run under $100 with small mem/hd.
To verify if a given machine works I use the boot floppy. That will at
least tell you if the video is compatible. This is the biggest issue in my
experience. What you're looking for is the graphics screen to actually
display.
The hardware compatibility list that is running around isn't a lit of use
in my experience.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-02-16 15:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 64+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-02-16 10:35 Joel Konkle-Parker
2004-02-16 10:53 ` Geoff Collyer
2004-02-16 11:11 ` Fco.J.Ballesteros
2004-02-16 11:13 ` Geoff Collyer
2004-02-16 15:35 ` Dave Lukes
2004-02-16 15:44 ` C H Forsyth
2004-02-16 15:53 ` Dave Lukes
2004-02-16 16:36 ` ron minnich
2004-02-16 16:49 ` matt
2004-02-16 17:04 ` Dave Lukes
2004-02-16 17:03 ` Dave Lukes
2004-02-16 19:08 ` 9nut
2004-02-17 0:15 ` Geoff Collyer
2004-02-17 0:32 ` Scott Schwartz
2004-02-19 18:50 ` Wes Kussmaul
2004-02-17 1:35 ` 9nut
2004-02-16 15:58 ` Jim Choate [this message]
2004-02-16 16:31 ` ron minnich
2004-02-16 16:38 ` Dave Lukes
2004-02-17 4:38 ` boyd, rounin
2004-02-17 13:34 ` Brantley Coile
2004-02-17 14:26 ` matt
2004-02-17 14:33 ` boyd, rounin
2004-02-17 14:58 ` Dave Lukes
2004-02-17 15:03 ` boyd, rounin
2004-02-17 15:14 ` Brantley Coile
2004-02-17 15:29 ` Dave Lukes
2004-02-17 22:17 ` Steve Kilbane
2004-02-18 6:39 ` dmr
2004-02-18 8:13 ` 9nut
2004-02-18 10:02 ` Richard Miller
2004-02-16 17:36 ` 9nut
2004-02-17 20:06 dmr
2004-02-18 3:58 ` boyd, rounin
2004-02-18 4:06 ` Geoff Collyer
2004-02-18 10:50 ` Dave Lukes
2004-02-18 14:12 ` ron minnich
2004-02-18 14:56 ` C H Forsyth
2004-02-18 15:03 ` Dave Lukes
2004-02-19 4:17 ` Martin C.Atkins
2004-02-18 15:08 ` ron minnich
2004-02-18 15:28 ` matt
2004-02-18 16:38 ` ron minnich
2004-02-18 17:06 ` matt
2004-02-18 23:15 ` David Cantrell
2004-02-18 23:25 ` matt
2004-02-18 23:42 ` boyd, rounin
2004-02-19 3:43 ` Micah Stetson
2004-02-19 4:29 ` andrey mirtchovski
2004-02-19 5:43 ` Micah Stetson
2004-02-19 5:06 ` andrey mirtchovski
2004-02-18 20:15 ` Kenji Okamoto
2004-02-19 9:03 ` boyd, rounin
[not found] ` <Pine.LNX.4.44.0402180755420.19583-100000@maxroach.lanl.gov >
2004-02-18 17:08 ` Wes Kussmaul
2004-02-18 23:27 ` ron minnich
2004-02-19 10:26 ` vic zandy
2004-02-19 14:47 ` ron minnich
2004-02-20 2:26 ` boyd, rounin
2004-02-20 3:18 ` ron minnich
2004-02-18 15:14 ` boyd, rounin
2004-02-18 15:01 ` Dave Lukes
2004-02-18 15:17 ` boyd, rounin
2004-02-19 1:02 ` Kenji Okamoto
2004-02-19 2:18 ` ron minnich
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