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Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:26:52 -0700
From: Duke Normandin <dukeofperl@ml1.net>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Plan9 topology
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On Thu, 13 Jan 2011, Federico G. Benavento wrote:

> yes, I dual booted Plan 9 and windows for years, it worked great,
> just boot the cdroom and follow the instructions, choose the empty
> space or partition from the installer, etc. you'll end up with a standalone
> terminal, no need for a cpu server in the beginning, later you could
> just rebuild the kernel and turn it into a cpu server.

Cool ..

> if the other OS is linux and uses grub, it'll need an entry for Plan 9
> similar to the windows entries, (chainload or something)

You bet ..

> ah, and make sure your nic is supported.

RTL1839 I think. I'm almost sure that it's supported.

All sounds very encouraging. Addio ...
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Duke