The bitsy comes with Wince.  To get to Plan 9, you will need a serial cable,
a Windows machine with a serial interface, the CDROM that comes with the bitsy,
and a Plan 9 machine with a serial interface.  The Windows machine is used to
get the Linux boot loader onto the bitsy (and to save away wince, if you so
desire).  The Plan 9 machine is used to get the plan 9 kernel and a read only
file system onto the bitsy.

0) charge up the bitsy.

1) go to ftp://ftp.handhelds.org/pub/linux/compaq/ipaq/stable/install.html
   and go through the steps to get the linux boot loader into the flash.
   This is where you'll need the CDROM and the Windows machine.  Roughly
   the steps are:

	a) install activesync from the cdrom
	b) use activesync to copy osloader-1.3.0.exe to wince's fs.
	c) use activesync to copy bootldr-c002-2.9.5 to wince's root
	   directory and rename it to bootldr.
	d) run osloader-1.3.0.exe (now called bootldr).  This is a RAM
	   version of the boot loader whose only real function is to
	   put the final version of the boot loader into the flash.
	e) optionally, use osloader to save the contents of flash to
	   your pc should you ever want to reload it.
	f) use osloader to load the ram bootldr into ram and jump to it.
	g) use the ram version of the bootldr to load the flash version
	   of the bootldr into the flash.

   This is more than a bit convoluted.  Windows runs its applications
   from flash.  The odd dance is to get a windows program (osloader)
   running from flash to then load a bootldr into ram and jump to it.
   That bootldr can then destroy the flash since it isn't running there.
   Finally you copy into the beginning of flash a copy of bootldr that
   knows it is being started in flash.  When you power up the bitsy it
   starts executing at location 0 in the flash so the `real' bootldr
   has to live there.  The only difference between the first and second
   bootldr is in initialization.  Still, they are different files (at the moment
	bootldr-c002-2.9.5
   and
	bootldr-0000-2.9.5
    in that order). Naming them both bootldr is just unfortunate.

2) You are now done with wince.  Connect the serial cable to a Plan 9 machine.

3) In a plan 9 window (turn on scrolling)

	con -b115200 /dev/eia[01]

   You'll have to figure out whether it's 0 or 1 on your machine.

4) Reboot the bitsy by cycling power using the dip switch under the sliding door
   at the bottom of the bitsy.  As soon as you see characters in your con window,
   hit any alphanumeric key on your plan 9 system to get the bitsy's attention.
   Otherwise, it'll try to boot a Linux kernel that isn't there.  Do not hit carriage
   return (Enter)!

5) In the con window type

	load kernel

6) in the con window type

	ctl-\

   to get con's >>> prompt.  Then

	!xms /sys/src/9/bitsy/9bitsy

   This does an xmodem load of the kernel

7) In the con window type

	load ramdisk

8) in the con window type

	ctl-\

   to get con's >>> prompt.  Then

	!xms /sys/src/9/bitsy/ramdisk

   This does an xmodem load of the read only file system

9) Cycle power again to reboot.  A screen will come up that says

	root is from [sac]:

   Just wait a while or hit enter in the con window and it'll continue.

10) The bitsy will now want to calibrate the screen.  It'll put up
   a series of crosses that you should tap the center of.  Hold the
   machine in your hand the way you'ld normally use it or the calibration
  could be off since there is depth to the glass in the screen.

11)  You'll get a new screen with a blank top
  and a keyboard/scribble area at the bottom.  This is a simple
  one file editor.  This file is similar to plan9.ini on PC's.
  You need to enter a few things:

	user=your-user-name
	wavelankey='thekey'

  When you're done, hit the quit key on the simulated keyboard.
	
  The system will now come up as you.

12)  To get your password into the system:

	# auth/iam
	password:

    After this you can run cpu, 9fs, whatever...