From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu From: James Message-ID: References: <8v9ad2$25ad$2@news4.isdnet.net> Subject: [9fans] Re: Do you think I can use Plan9 ? Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 09:37:19 +0000 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 2e0ff8de-eac9-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 I tried to put Plan 9 on a P 100, with 16mb memory. It told me I had no physical memory. Do to some hardware restrictions that I ran into (from old P 100Mhz to new Geforce Video Cards) It was easier for me to build a Plan 9 box, now that would be poetical and artful. Compuvest1.com has the best Plan 9 compatible parts that I found and real cheap too, even Mach64 videocards. Good Luck James "Thomas Baruchel" wrote in message news:8v9ad2$25ad$2@news4.isdnet.net... > Brest, le dimanche 19 novembre > > Hi, I'm a linux man (tired of linux). I have an old computer and I'm > wondering what I can put in it. I tried several versions of Linux, Minix, > Minix-VMD. > I have 8Mo RAM, and two hard disks: 240Mo + 204Mo + 486processor > For a poetical reason, I think of putting Plan9 in it... > (why? well, because I like sam the editor...) > Do you think it's a good idea ? > I downloaded the install floppy, and it didn't work! I don't remember why, but > if you think it should work, I can try again. > I also have a CD-ROM (is there a way of getting the CD distribution ?) > Is there a way of putting a small part of Plan 9 (like I can do with > Linux: I only use three tools: groff, ghostview, and an editor). > I don't know anything else about Plan9 (except that I really like SAM :-) > > -- > .~. Thomas Baruchel > /V\ baruchel@libertysurf.fr > // \\ Brest > /( )\ FRANCE > ^`~'^