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The "Not Quite Amiga but still computer related category" => Alternative Operating Systems => Topic started by: persia on April 17, 2009, 02:42:58 AM

Title: Another alternative wanna be bites the dust...
Post by: persia on April 17, 2009, 02:42:58 AM

Looks like SkyOS has bitten the dust...

We may be coming to the end of line for new OSs that try to be mainstream.

(http://www.msn-factory.com/emoticon_img/p6/shit%20happens.gif)

Title: Re: Another alternative wanna be bites the dust...
Post by: mdv2000 on April 17, 2009, 04:38:50 AM

After reading the SkyOS Halt statement I realized that the future of OSes will either be niche on hardware - like AmigaOS,Open Source based off an existing platform like Linux Based Distros, or new versions of current popular platforms like Windows and MAC OS X.

I miss the days of the 80s when entire companies created and maintained platforms. It may be to expensive to do that today, but I can't think of a time since the 80s that the "Personal Computer" was so exciting with choices.  

All the popular Linux distros are trying to look and work like windows.  Microsoft is trying to look/feel like Macs and Macs aren't sure what the heck they want to do next - just hide the Unix command line from users!

I remember a time when Atari, Commodore, Coleco, IBM, Tandy, Apple and others had entire computer/OSes that where unique with loyal users pushing them forward.  Now we just have the big three all trying to look and work like each other - making them bland!

Maybe that's why I've fallen back in love with my old Amigas!

Title: Re: Another alternative wanna be bites the dust...
Post by: zyphoid on April 17, 2009, 06:31:45 AM

There's still Presto (http://www.prestomypc.com/)


posted with owb morphos 1.2

Title: Re: Another alternative wanna be bites the dust...
Post by: Methuselas on April 17, 2009, 08:05:07 AM

Don't forget JesOS (http://www.landoverbaptist.org/news0907/jesOS.html)!

*snort*

:roflmao:

Title: Re: Another alternative wanna be bites the dust...
Post by: InTheSand on April 17, 2009, 10:02:22 AM

And don't forget AROS!

 - Ali

Title: Re: Another alternative wanna be bites the dust...
Post by: bloodline on April 17, 2009, 10:29:32 AM

The userspace is where it's at now :-)

Title: Re: Another alternative wanna be bites the dust...
Post by: jj on April 17, 2009, 10:32:42 AM

Just reading up on SkyOS seems to be a pretty decent OS.  Shame its going to  die.

Title: Re: Another alternative wanna be bites the dust...
Post by: Jose on April 17, 2009, 05:10:23 PM

I think AmigaOS and it's variants/derivatives could find a niche in the settopbox market easily. I was checking linux sat receivers the other day and was shocket to see that 3rd party images and even native ones of various receivers have a boot time of 30 seconds!! And on time critical apps like erm.... cardsharing:) some even manage to fail when running just a few at the same time. The reason seems to be that all these are time critical applications. Guess which OS was very good at time critical stuff like analog video genlocking and stuff...
Just my lame opinion anyway.. :lol: