Operating Systems: GNU/Linux vs Windows, RISC OS, and Haiku
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Linux vs Windows: Which Operating System is the Best?
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Interview: Continuing the original native OS for Arm chips • The Register
The mid-1980s codebase for RISC OS, the original native OS for the Arm processor, is still run on present-day hardware and actively maintained and developed. We spoke to RISC OS Open boss Steve Revill about its 26-bit origins, working to bring it to newer 32-bit Arm chips, efforts to update its BSD-based network stack, and more.
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Haiku is an open-source operating system for those who miss NeXTStep | ZDNET
At the same time, Jean-Louis Gassée left Apple to create a company called Be Inc., who developed BeOS, which focused on creating the fastest disk I/O, rendering, and kernel on the market.
Instead of competing with Jobs' other company, Apple bought NeXT and then modified the OS to become the new OS X and iPhone OS 1.
But what happened to BeOS? It now lives on as the Haiku Project.
I first tested Haiku years ago and was thrilled that an OS opted to offer an AfterStep-like interface. Of course, it turns out AfterStep (which was my favorite Linux desktop back in the day) was actually based on NeXT, so it all kind of comes full circle.