Subj : The Internet that could have been...
To   : Nightfox
From : Skylar
Date : Thu Apr 11 2024 16:19:41

  Re: The Internet that could have been...
  By: Nightfox to Skylar on Fri Apr 05 2024 08:27 am

 > From what I heard, it sounded like GeOS performed better than Windows at the
 > time.

It was (and still is) amazing what GEOS could do on a 1 Mhz 8-bit 6510 machine with 64KB. There were not a lot of applications available. But for WYSIWYG word processing and page layout, it was sweet.

GeoWorks performed *so* much better on a 286 than Windows 3.0 or 3.1 ever could. I had high hopes, but it never gained traction.

 > I often thought it was a bummer that Windows became the dominant
 > computer platform when there were better alternatives available.

Same here. Although I grew up using a Commodore 64 and laughing at the limitations of a "PC compatible" and the low quality of PC games available at the time. By the time I was in high school, many of my (older) geek friends had an Amiga.

Just one of many examples where the better technology fails to capture market share.

 > I thought OS/2 was good too..

I bought OS/2 and gave it a try around 1993. I thought it had potential but we had major driver compatility issues. By then I'd been programming for MS-DOS using Turbo Pascal and Turbo C++ for a few years and much preferred staying in DOS when using a "PC".

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