Re: [9fans] Plan 9 minimum hardware -- 68K or (cough) 6809?

[Anthony Sorace]

Plan 9 has run on 68K systems, at least an earlier edition of the system. Check out the 2nd edition paper about the various ports: http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/2nd_edition/port There was a compiler but no kernel for the 68000; the existing kernel assumed 68020 or better. I know I have run 3rd edition on a 486 with 16 MB RAM. You’re not getting anything that resembles Plan 9 on less than a 32bit system. On Jan 30, 2025, at 15:13, joel.r...@gmail.com wrote:  I had the idea that the minimum hardware that Plan 9 had run in was 80386, but I look and it says minimum is x86 with 16M. And I seem to recall that the original did run on 8086 (which would have been less than 16M at the time). So I'm wondering if anyone ever implemented it on 68K. And I'm also wondering if a bank-switched 6809 (16-bit addressing) with 16M RAM or more might have any hope of running Plan 9. 9fans / 9fans / see discussions + participants + delivery options Permalink