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From: Eric Dorman eld@jew...
Subject: porting linux programs and drivers to plan9
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 09:10:17 -0700


> From: "Andrew Lynch" <lynch@cci...>

> Regarding some of the other mails (students etc.):
> I graduated at York last July, where I came to like Plan 9. Just 
> before Easter I bought myself the CD distribution for approx.
> DM 600.-. Yes, it hurt, but something like Windows NT Workstation 
> costs the same here (DM 500-600) and Plan 9 is infinitely more 
> interesting. It also runs fine on "old" hardware, such as 2nd hand 
> 386 or 486 machines. So you can probably set up a whole Plan9 network 
> with file server, cpu server etc. for less than a decent Pentium.

Exactly.. 
> Andrew.
>