On Wed, 29 Dec 2021 03:35:29 +0900 vic.thac...@fastmail.fm wrote: [snip]
> 9front and Plan 9 are multi-user/multi-tasking distributed > operating environments. How 9front and Plan 9 are used today > differs greatly than how it was originally meant to be deployed. > An end user was meant to login via a Plan 9 terminal to access a > distrubuted operating environment. Nowadays, folks typically > install Plan 9 or 9front on a single laptop and use it as a > terminal and server. Since there is no distributed environment, > it appears to be single-user/multi-tasking. You were meant to > shutdown the terminal session, not the server. Got it! Is there a not-too-pedantic user manual kicking about? I mean this like: "Please tell me what time it is; NOT how to make a watch". :) For the time being anyway. I'm a hacker back as far as 1981. Now I often need a manual. :( -- Duke ** Text only please. Bottom post is best for me ** ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T5888591114a7cf34-Mb7e7523bd91605528a5217e0 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
