Messages in this thread |  | | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: rationale behind /proc filesystem? (wuz Re: 2.0, loggings....) | Date | Fri, 14 Jun 1996 09:50:52 +0100 (BST) |
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> On Wed, 12 Jun 1996, Michael Neuffer wrote: > > Actually this comes from Plan9, a new designed OS from the AT&T labs > > with some of the same people working in the background working, that > > already "invented" the original AT&T Unix. > Plan9 is a very bad B-Movie (Plan 9 from outer space) It's actually > attained cult status as far as I can tell, because it's so bad. OS9 is that > which you mean ;).
Wrong 8)
> > It is a beast you have to get used to. Some people love it, others > > hate it for the strangest reasons. > OS9, and it's window system "8 1/2", or the proc fs ;) ....
OS9 is a microware OS. Plan 9 from Bell labs is the OS he is talking about.
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