From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] Native vs Emulated From: "Fco. J. Ballesteros" Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 18:10:18 +0100 In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="upas-xcledjmkjecvlxuwmjdzkjqgjd" Topicbox-Message-UUID: 2009f742-ead0-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --upas-xcledjmkjecvlxuwmjdzkjqgjd Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Being able to plumb to other hosts, while redirecting mouse/keyboard helps a lot. Using a shared snarf, as we do, helps even more. We're not happy yet with the way we're doing the net-plumb, but it's one of those things you don't want to live without once you tried it. --upas-xcledjmkjecvlxuwmjdzkjqgjd Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Received: from mail.cse.psu.edu ([130.203.4.6]) by aquamar; Mon Mar 7 16:59:17 MET 2005 Received: from psuvax1.cse.psu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server) with ESMTP id 84FC4C69F4 for ; Mon, 7 Mar 2005 10:59:16 -0500 (EST) X-Original-To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Delivered-To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server) with ESMTP id 8114F63FA1 for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Mon, 7 Mar 2005 10:59:08 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.cse.psu.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (psuvax1 [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 14240-01-36 for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Mon, 7 Mar 2005 10:59:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from mailwasher-b.lanl.gov (mailwasher.lanl.gov [192.65.95.54]) by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server) with ESMTP id C5EFD63DF9 for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Mon, 7 Mar 2005 10:59:06 -0500 (EST) Received: from ccs-mail.lanl.gov (ccs-mail.lanl.gov [128.165.4.126]) by mailwasher-b.lanl.gov (8.12.11/8.12.11/(ccn-5)) with ESMTP id j27Fx5RG025939 for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Mon, 7 Mar 2005 08:59:05 -0700 Received: from enigma.lanl.gov (enigma.lanl.gov [128.165.250.185]) by ccs-mail.lanl.gov (8.12.11/8.12.11/(ccn-5)) with ESMTP id j27Fx4d9000553; Mon, 7 Mar 2005 08:59:04 -0700 Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 08:59:04 -0700 (MST) From: "Ronald G. Minnich" To: Russ Cox , Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] Native vs Emulated In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <200503041610.aa03183@salmon.maths.tcd.ie> <200503051125.aa85115@salmon.maths.tcd.ie> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-PMX-Version: 4.7.0.111621 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at cse.psu.edu Cc: X-BeenThere: 9fans@cse.psu.edu X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> List-Id: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans.cse.psu.edu> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: 9fans-bounces+nemo=lsub.org@cse.psu.edu Errors-To: 9fans-bounces+nemo=lsub.org@cse.psu.edu On Sun, 6 Mar 2005, Russ Cox wrote: > for me, the novelty of this wore off real fast. a simulation of three > computers running three different operating systems is no easier to use > than three actual computers running three different operating systems > (though it is admittedly easier to carry around). i found that the > os-os boundaries were really frustrating to keep hopping across, with > distinct file systems, desktops, snarf buffers, etc. attached to each > one instead of a unified whole. it has not proven to be a burden for me. I guess it just depends on what you're trying to do. ron --upas-xcledjmkjecvlxuwmjdzkjqgjd--