From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mirv.inri.net ([167.88.120.88]) by ur; Tue Apr 25 23:25:51 EDT 2017 Received: from [10.250.8.240] ([166.175.189.255]) by mirv; Tue Apr 25 23:25:51 EDT 2017 From: Stanley Lieber Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-C4001145-DEC8-48EF-BB38-71A888632FD8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Fwd: [TUHS] 8th Edition Research Unix on SIMH Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 23:25:47 -0400 Message-Id: <3AA1B338-5347-40BE-BB5E-C4BDC5B0021F@stanleylieber.com> References: To: 9front@9front.org X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (14E304) List-ID: <9front.9front.org> List-Help: X-Glyph: ➈ X-Bullshit: asynchronous encrypted callback XML over XML realtime firewall template full-stack backend --Apple-Mail-C4001145-DEC8-48EF-BB38-71A888632FD8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Begin forwarded message: > From: Tim Newsham > Date: April 25, 2017 at 11:05:25 PM EDT > To: mjkerpan@kerpan.com > Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society > Subject: Re: [TUHS] 8th Edition Research Unix on SIMH >=20 > I got the 9front blit sources to build and run in plan9port. There's > some serious graphics issue right now causing a lot of flicker and > sometimes causing the graphics to not appear at all.. Anyone here > good with plan9port graphics ports? >=20 > https://github.com/timnewsham/blit >=20 >=20 >> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 7:05 PM, Michael Kerpan wro= te: >> Has the Blit emulator been ported to anything other than Plan 9 or >> does one need to set up a VM running Plan 9 to test out the graphics? >>=20 >> Mike >>=20 >> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 2:30 PM, David du Colombier <0intro@gmail.com> wr= ote: >> > This image is ready to be used with aiju's Blit emulator, >> > which is available as part of 9front. >> > >> > http://code.9front.org/hg/plan9front/file/tip/sys/src/games/blit >> > >> > This emulator works on most Plan 9 distributions. You just >> > have to copy the /sys/lib/blit and /sys/src/games/blit >> > directories to your system. >> > >> > With the v8.ini startup file provided, the console will be >> > listening on port 8888/tcp once SIMH has been started. >> > >> > You have to run the emulator and connect to the console: >> > >> > % cd /sys/src/games/blit >> > % mk install >> > % games/blit -t tcp!hostname!8888 >> > >> > Once connected, enter your login and password. >> > >> > login: root >> > >> > Then, you can launch the mux window system: >> > >> > $ /usr/blit/bin/mux >> > >> > Once started, you can run any graphical program. >> > Binaries are located in the /usr/blit/bin directory. >> > >> > For example, here is jim text editor: >> > >> > http://9legacy.org/img/v8/jim_01.png >> > >> > -- >> > David du Colombier >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Tim Newsham | www.thenewsh.com/~newsham | @newshtwit | thenewsh.blogspot.c= om --Apple-Mail-C4001145-DEC8-48EF-BB38-71A888632FD8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable



Begin forwarded= message:

From: Tim Newsh= am <tim.newsham@gmail.com>= ;
Date: April 25, 2017 at 11:05:25 PM EDT
To: mjkerpan@kerpan.com
Cc: The Eunuc= hs Hysterical Society <tuhs@tuhs.org= >
Subject: Re: [TUHS] 8th Edition Research Unix on SIMH<= br>
I g= ot the 9front blit sources to build and run in plan9port.  There's
= some serious graphics issue right now causing a lot of flicker and
sometimes causing the graphics to not appear at all..  Anyone here
good with plan9port graphics ports?



On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 7:05 PM, Michael Kerpan <mjkerpan@kerp= an.com> wrote:
Has the Blit e= mulator been ported to anything other than Plan 9 or
does one need to set up a VM running Plan 9 to test out the graphics?

Mike

On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 2:30 PM, David du Colombier <0intro@gmail.com> wrote:
> This image is ready to be used with aiju's Blit emulator,
> which is available as part of 9front.
>
> http://code.9front.org/hg/pl= an9front/file/tip/sys/src/games/blit
>
> This emulator works on most Plan 9 distributions. You just
> have to copy the /sys/lib/blit and /sys/src/games/blit
> directories to your system.
>
> With the v8.ini startup file provided, the console will be
> listening on port 8888/tcp once SIMH has been started.
>
> You have to run the emulator and connect to the console:
>
> % cd /sys/src/games/blit
> % mk install
> % games/blit -t tcp!hostname!8888
>
> Once connected, enter your login and password.
>
> login: root
>
> Then, you can launch the mux window system:
>
> $ /usr/blit/bin/mux
>
> Once started, you can run any graphical program.
> Binaries are located in the /usr/blit/bin directory.
>
> For example, here is jim text editor:
>
> http://9legacy.org/img/v8/jim_01.png
>
> --
> David du Colombier



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