So, with the terminal I've got set up here, it takes about twelve seconds to execute 'lc' in my home directory. Although drawterm is annoying and doesn't provide quite the same "Plan 9 experience", I might have to switch back to it if I don't figure out how to improve my setup.
When I read the papers, there's references to systems booting over the network and even connecting via dialup. Now, I'm on cable here, and unless VMware's NAT system and Qemu's -net nic -net user options really suck (do they?), I just can't see the feasibility of such a thing. Can anyone else share experiences with connecting to Plan 9 from hundreds/thousands of miles away with something other than drawterm? I'm thinking (hoping) the fault lies with VMware and Qemu's networking setups, but I can't be sure. The best thing would be to find an old laptop (I'm low on space), install Plan 9, and test it. Thanks John
