> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 8:12 PM, <lu...@proxima.alt.za> wrote: >>> I can help the DS10L. >>> >>> 1. open window >>> 2. look out, make sure no one is in the areas >>> 3. slide DS10L out window >> >> Sure, but how do you "keep Plan 9 honest" if no one checks >> portability? >> > > The Alpha is dead. It never ran 64-bit anyway. What are you proving > running a dead machine in a dead mode? Your time is worth more than > that. > > go with the arm. The problem is that time is short, we have few > people, and putting lots of time into a dead machine really helps no > one. > > The ARM is incredibly popular, wider usage than x86 from what I know, > and much more interesting. I think an ARM port to modern ARM platform > would really be wonderful. > > ron
I must grudgingly concur. I'd love to boot Plan 9 on my old Alphastation, but I'm probably going to keep VMS or maybe try a UNIX. Let's let the system die--and I say that as a fan of old computers. Rather than supporting lots of architectures, I'd rather we had support for more hardware. Instead of fixing the port of alpha, write a couple device drivers; find an x86 itch and scratch it. John
