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On 15/11/2024 08:06, Kyonshi wrote:
> On 11/15/2024 2:56 AM, Woozy Song wrote:
>> It is based on Arch, but IRIX was a Unix derivative.
>> And they polished up the MaXX desktop, so it doesn't look retro at all.
>> I would rather install CDE on a Debian-based distro for nostalgia.
> 
> I assume it would be a Linux version of IRIX (whatever that is) 
> according to the design principles of IRIX (whatever those were.
> 
> Ah, I see... the window manager they use is an evolution of the IRIX 
> window manager, so I guess their whole point is making a system that 
> uses it.

I'd like the Silicon Graphics 3D file system navigator fully implemented 
... same as seen on Jurassic Park. I wonder if it runs on that.

-- 
Adrian C