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The name BeOS is one which tends to evoke either sighs of nostalgia or blank stares, mostly determined by one’s knowledge of the 1990s operating system scene. Originally released in …read more Continue reading Haiku OS’s Beta 5 Release Brings Us Into a New BeOS Era
Haiku is one of those open source operating systems that seem to be both exceedingly well-known while flying completely under the radar. Part of this is probably due to it …read more Continue reading Haiku OS: The Open Source BeOS You Can Daily Drive in 2024
There was a moment in the years spanning the move from 16-bit platforms to 32-bit, during which it looked for a moment as though there might be a few new …read more Continue reading Do You Have An Old Hitachi Computer? You Might Just Have BeOS Without Realizing It
The world of desktop computing has coalesced into what is essentially a duopoly, with Windows machines making up the bulk of the market share and Apple carving out a dedicated …read more Continue reading SheepShaver: A Cross-Platform Tool For Retro Enthusiasts
You’re likely familiar with the old tale about how Steve Jobs was ousted from Apple and started his own company, NeXT. Apple then bought NeXT and their technologies and brought Jobs back as CEO once again. However, Jobs’ path wasn’t unique, and the history of computing since then could’ve gone …read more
We look at three alternative operating systems. Because it’s Christmas, and because we can. You can too. Continue reading Holiday Fun #1: Try an unusual operating system…
It ain’t just about Windows, macOS, or Linux. Also-ran or fairly obscure operating systems, like OS/2, are everywhere—in some cases, hiding under your nose. Continue reading Why Many Old Operating Systems Never Really Die
It ain’t just about Windows, macOS, or Linux. Also-ran or fairly obscure operating systems, like OS/2, are everywhere—in some cases, hiding under your nose. Continue reading Why Many Old Operating Systems Never Really Die