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Re: Haiku OS

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TimH <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> posted:

> (I nearly labelled this 'OT' but don't think it is really - YMMV.)
> 
> I came across this yesterday in the context of Linux desktops, and took a
> while to realise it's an open-source fork of BeOS.
> 
> There was a LOT of coverage of BeOS at the point when it looked like a strong
> contender for Apple's next OS.
> 
> Anyway, anyone tried it? Mainly runs on x86 I think, so might be something to
> try on an older Mac??
> 
> (I still have my original BeOS CD somewhere, though didn't have a suitable
> machine to try it on at the time.)

I've created a VM via VMware Fusion on my Intel Mac and am replying with 
Newsgrouper using the browser app. Interesting .... I've never use BeOS 
before!

-- 
Cheers, Alan

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Haiku OS TimH <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> - 2025-01-11 12:36 +0000
  Re: Haiku OS Alan B <user237@newsgrouper.org.uk.invalid> - 2025-01-11 13:05 +0000
    Re: Haiku OS TimH <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> - 2025-01-11 20:16 +0000
      Re: Haiku OS nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2025-01-14 10:20 +0100

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