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Topic: Obscure OSes to try ? (Read 1325 times)

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March 06, 2013, 03:53:49 AM
#21
Also Haiku.  Never managed to make it run but it seems interesting.

Don't bother with Haiku. It is a lousy counterfeit of BeOS.

What the hell are you talking about? Haiku kicks ass and you know it.

Also, don't bother with Linux, it's a lousy counterfeit of Unix. :p

Maybe my sarcasm detector is broken though.
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Gerald Davis
March 05, 2013, 11:19:31 PM
#20
Microsoft Bob?

legendary
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March 05, 2013, 11:17:18 PM
#19
Also Haiku.  Never managed to make it run but it seems interesting.

Don't bother with Haiku. It is a lousy counterfeit of BeOS.
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March 05, 2013, 07:11:09 PM
#18
ReactOS Smiley

Also of course the Hurd!

Hurd has taken 15 years to go nowhere
legendary
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March 05, 2013, 10:48:15 AM
#17
Also of course the Hurd!

Damn it I wanted to post that.

Of course the Hurd.  Anyone who wants to experiment with exotic OS should try hurd.

Also Haiku.  Never managed to make it run but it seems interesting.
legendary
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March 04, 2013, 11:35:31 PM
#16
I like JoliOS

Its a semi cloud OS based on Linux

Most Linux distros are getting too bloated, but Joli has got the balance right between light and useful!

HTH

On that note:

Linux modern enough to use, small enough to put on a Pentium computer.

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

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March 03, 2013, 06:58:38 PM
#15
I like JoliOS

Its a semi cloud OS based on Linux

Most Linux distros are getting too bloated, but Joli has got the balance right between light and useful!

HTH
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March 03, 2013, 06:54:35 PM
#14
Nearly functional:

Haiku (the present incarnation of BeOS)
Syllable (the latest incarnation of AtheOS, a Unix-like system)
SkyOS (Unix-like, now defunct, was developed through v.5.0, some software ported)
ReactOS (a Windows-like system)
AROS (Amiga-like system)
eComstation (OS/2 clone)

Experimental:

Oberon/Bluebottle (truly like nothing else, but no software written for it.)

Hobby/toy systems (generally developed by lone coders, no software support:)

MenuetOS
ForthOS
Visopsys
DexOS
KolibriOS

Concepts:

Croquet
Unununium (abandoned attempt, but interesting)
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hero member
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March 01, 2013, 10:11:44 AM
#12

I couldn't remember the name of it, just googled BeOS and posted the wiki link. Thanks for posting that. Don't know if any of the kids remember BeOS from the day, but it sure had a lot of potential until Palm got their hands on it.

I actually find haiku pretty decent. I haven't tested latest alpha but apparently it now supports WPA2, which was the only thing I was missing. If you have an old 32-bit laptop lying around, this will make it fly.
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March 01, 2013, 09:53:44 AM
#11

I couldn't remember the name of it, just googled BeOS and posted the wiki link. Thanks for posting that. Don't know if any of the kids remember BeOS from the day, but it sure had a lot of potential until Palm got their hands on it.
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February 28, 2013, 06:40:28 PM
#10
SparrowOS is not what you want, but it has lots of innovation and was made by a paranoid schizophrenic genius. Just avoid reading his non tech essays, it is absurdly bizarre

That looked pretty cool. http://www.sparrowos.com/

However it says it lack network support, and that I do need.
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February 28, 2013, 06:11:19 PM
#9
SparrowOS is not what you want, but it has lots of innovation and was made by a paranoid schizophrenic genius. Just avoid reading his non tech essays, it is absurdly bizarre
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February 28, 2013, 05:57:56 PM
#7
Thanks for all the suggestions, I also found something interesting here:

http://www.valsera.net/index.php/blog-detail/items/some-exotic-operating-systems.html
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February 28, 2013, 05:21:04 PM
#6
Elementary is just good looking Ubuntu. (With release date similar to BFL SC Smiley ) I'd not call it obscure.
However Plan 9, the so-called successor of Unix can be interesting.
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February 28, 2013, 05:16:35 PM
#5
CP/M?
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February 28, 2013, 05:15:15 PM
#4
kolibri os
haiku os
legendary
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February 28, 2013, 03:50:25 PM
#3
ReactOS Smiley

Also of course the Hurd!
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