Subj : Re: OS/2
To   : Nightfox
From : hyjinx
Date : Fri Jun 20 2025 11:49:49

 Ni> Sometimes I wonder where we'd be today if OS/2 had become the dominant OS 
 Ni> PCs.  Or maybe even BeOS, though they initially started with their own
 Ni> PowerPC-based computers, and by the time they ported BeOS to x86, it was
 Ni> probably too late.  I thought BeOS had some crazy multi-tasking though, an
 Ni> liked its UI - it was simple and looked like a piece of art.

I wonder these things too. I think that it would have accelerated the world of computing a couple of years at least, and we wouldn't be hamstrung by Microsoft as much as we are. If BeOS won out (which was never really gonna happen), then the world would have been a nicer place (probably), if Big Blue won out then goodness only knows how it would have looked. Probably more reliable, but they were EviLCorp. Never relly knew which was the lesser of the two evils, MS or IBM. I want to say IBM was the lesser, but tbh I will probably never know.

Cheers,Al


hyjinx // Alistair Ross
Author of 'Back to the BBS' Documentary: https://bit.ly/3tRINeL (YouTube)
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