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| From | not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) |
| Subject | Re: Looking for old/odd-ball operating systems to run on a old computer |
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Matthew Camilleri <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> wrote: > > I was thinking OS/2, 9Front/Plan9, some old Linux distro (what though?), > TempleOS and Haiku. I've been meaning to give Minix a try one day. Also you don't mention the BSDs, which all still have good support for old CPUs. KolibriOS should run well. More important than the old CPU/RAM for obscure OSs might be the peripherals like sound card, GPU, USB, and Ethernet, because with obscure OSs there will probably only be drivers available for specific chipsets. Don't expect much luck with WiFi. -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#
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Looking for old/odd-ball operating systems to run on a old computer "Matthew Camilleri" <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> - 2025-06-19 21:26 +0200
Re: Looking for old/odd-ball operating systems to run on a old computer not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-06-20 09:15 +1000
Re: Looking for old/odd-ball operating systems to run on a old computer "Matthew Camilleri" <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> - 2025-06-20 16:57 +0200
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