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On Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM Michael Jensen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings :-) > > ..I am currently in a deep exploration of operating systems. > windows->ubuntu->guix&openbsd, with many more tried en-route. now I'm > hearing about plan9 and oberon. So, plan9 is the bees-knees? People > daydream wistfully about a world where it dominates.. So.. shall we get on > with it? :-) Unfortunately, I go to the wiki for instructions on installing > it (https://plan9.io/wiki/plan9/Installation_instructions/index.html), and > find: "Beware: in the manner of wikis most everywhere, this one is woefully > out of date." ..this is not encouraging. In fact, it stops me in my tracks > and causes me to write this e-mail instead. > > ..I currently have three computers. Dell Latitudes e7450 and e7440, and a > Thinkpad T430. I am open to buying another one if there is a particular one > that is recommended for plan9. I can get another more-or-less-realiable T430 > for ~150 can. ..I might poke around trying to follow the given > instructions.. but my instinct says that I won't, not without more assurance > of support. > > ..You may be wondering how I heard about plan9 in the first place. Keep in > mind, hearing about it and becoming convinced it's worth investigating, are > two different things. I credit, in historical order, "The Art of Unix > Programming", Suckless, and vis (the editor). vis are the people whose > documentation prodded me into seriously checking it out. (..Of course, now > that I search specifically for plan9, I get plenty of hits..) > > Cheers, > Michael :-) > 9fans / 9fans / see discussions + participants + delivery options Permalink ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Tf075600980be0e2b-M63c4e5d61b67d4faffac4bfb Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
