Subj : Alternative OSes (was: 2017/2018 PC to modernize it.)
To   : acn
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Nov 07 2022 09:38:19

  Re: Alternative OSes (was: 2017/2018 PC to modernize it.)
  By: acn to Nightfox on Sat Nov 05 2022 12:08 pm

 N>> I was different in the 90s though..  Around 1998 (or was it 1999?), I
 N>> bought a copy of BeOS R4.5 (back when Be Inc. was still operating)

 ac> Have you looked at Haiku OS?
 ac> It's an open source BeOS recreation that can run on modern hardware, 
 ac> but also supports old BeOS software (afaik on the 32 bit version, it 
 ac> is binary compatible).
 ac> I've installed it on an old netbook and it ran out of the box, even 
 ac> wifi did work :)

Yes, I've been following the Haiku project for a while.  It looks promising.

Nightfox
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