[9front] [OT] Drawterm mysteries

[9front] [OT] Drawterm mysteries

[Alexander Shendi]

Hello list,

On Plan 9 I can display graphics by writing to /dev/draw/<n>/ctl. Can I achieve the same on Unix-like systems (e.g. OpenBSD) by using drawterm(1)?

Or is drawterm only for connecting to Plan 9 cpu servers?

Many thanks in advance,

/Alexander
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Re: [9front] [OT] Drawterm mysteries

[Rodrigo G. López]

you definitely can. drawterm emulates a 9front terminal, full with graphics, sound and networking functionality through the host system.

-rodri


On June 2, 2022 7:42:20 AM UTC, Alexander Shendi <Alexander.Shendi@web.de> wrote:
>Hello list,
>
>On Plan 9 I can display graphics by writing to /dev/draw/<n>/ctl. Can I achieve the same on Unix-like systems (e.g. OpenBSD) by using drawterm(1)?
>
>Or is drawterm only for connecting to Plan 9 cpu servers?
>
>Many thanks in advance,
>
>/Alexander

Re: [9front] [OT] Drawterm mysteries

[Alexander Shendi]

Thanks for your reply.

Sorry, I'm afraid that I was unclear.

What I meant to ask was:

Can I run the program producing the graphics on the local "Unix" machine instead of a plan9 cpu?

I tried drawterm for Android and it prompts for a CPU server.

Again, TIA.

I 

Am 2. Juni 2022 10:25:59 MESZ schrieb "Rodrigo G. López" <rgl@antares-labs.eu>:
>you definitely can. drawterm emulates a 9front terminal, full with graphics, sound and networking functionality through the host system.
>
>-rodri
>
>
>On June 2, 2022 7:42:20 AM UTC, Alexander Shendi <Alexander.Shendi@web.de> wrote:
>>Hello list,
>>
>>On Plan 9 I can display graphics by writing to /dev/draw/<n>/ctl. Can I achieve the same on Unix-like systems (e.g. OpenBSD) by using drawterm(1)?
>>
>>Or is drawterm only for connecting to Plan 9 cpu servers?
>>
>>Many thanks in advance,
>>
>>/Alexander

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Re: [9front] [OT] Drawterm mysteries

[hiro]

in that case: no.

drawterm only provides a display, keyboard, mouse, and some others like that.
it cannot execute programs apart from the rcpu stuff that it's wrapped
around in order to cpu into another server.


On 6/2/22, Alexander Shendi <Alexander.Shendi@web.de> wrote:
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> Sorry, I'm afraid that I was unclear.
>
> What I meant to ask was:
>
> Can I run the program producing the graphics on the local "Unix" machine
> instead of a plan9 cpu?
>
> I tried drawterm for Android and it prompts for a CPU server.
>
> Again, TIA.
>
> I
>
> Am 2. Juni 2022 10:25:59 MESZ schrieb "Rodrigo G. López"
> <rgl@antares-labs.eu>:
>>you definitely can. drawterm emulates a 9front terminal, full with
>> graphics, sound and networking functionality through the host system.
>>
>>-rodri
>>
>>
>>On June 2, 2022 7:42:20 AM UTC, Alexander Shendi <Alexander.Shendi@web.de>
>> wrote:
>>>Hello list,
>>>
>>>On Plan 9 I can display graphics by writing to /dev/draw/<n>/ctl. Can I
>>> achieve the same on Unix-like systems (e.g. OpenBSD) by using
>>> drawterm(1)?
>>>
>>>Or is drawterm only for connecting to Plan 9 cpu servers?
>>>
>>>Many thanks in advance,
>>>
>>>/Alexander
>
> --
> Diese Nachricht wurde von meinem Android-Gerät mit K-9 Mail gesendet.
>