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From: Nigel Roles ngr@sym...
Subject: Plan9 on gateway P5-120
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 08:49:32 -0400

> I've just installed a demo version of Plan 9 on a Gateway 2000 computer
> (p5-120) using a STB graphics board. Plan 9 is running but the STB 
> graphics board (S3 compatible) is only supported in the standard VGA
> mode. Also the Future Domain SCSI-2 controller cannot be recognized using
> Plan 9.
>
Yes. I think it all follows from the distribution documents.
/lib/vgadb will need modifying to support the S3, and, yes, the SCSI 
controller is not supported.