Subj : The Internet that could have been...
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Nightfox
Date : Wed Apr 03 2024 03:51 pm

 Re: The Internet that could have been...
 By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Wed Apr 03 2024 03:00 pm

PF> Apple goes for Be instead of Next

I heard about BeOS in the late 90s, and I thought it was really interesting. After Apple chose not to acquire them, they ported BeOS to x86-compatible PCs. In 1998 or 1999, I bought a copy of BeOS 4.5 and installed it on a secondary PC I had.  I thought it was really nice - It was very fast and responsive, and I think the GUI looked very nice too.  I would have really liked to see BeOS capture the market from Microsoft Windows, but by then I knew it was already too late for something like that.

I think it's interesting that the Haiku project has now re-created BeOS as an open-source project.  I've seen people posting about Haiku being more and more mature now, and I've seen some people say they're using it for their daily OS now.

Nightfox

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