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>Do whatever you normally do on it. What I normally do involves a lot of software that does not run on Haiku. Is there a Citrix receiver for it? Does Cisco mak

>Do whatever you normally do on it. What I normally do involves a lot of software that does not run on Haiku. Is there a Citrix receiver for it? Does Cisco make an AnyConnect client? What about LibreOffice? Java? Flash? I love the idea of Haiku, don't get me wrong. But the question of "what can I do with it" is not answered by "whatever you normally do", especially if (considering your second paragraph) what I normally do does not entail writing device drivers. An OS means nothing without compatible software. Ask anyone who uses Windows Phone.

TkTech 10y ago
There may be particular cases that don't work for you. Just like how up the gaming experience on OS X is still garbage after a decade. - Citrix = https://wiki.winehq.org/Haiku https://wiki.winehq.org/Haiku + https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=3718 https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=applicatio... [GOLD] - AnyConnect = OpenConnect - LibreOffice = This is a good one, there is a port but the general community does not favour porting it because it clashes pretty hard against the BeOS ethos. I would just use google docs. I do almost all my editing including ppts in vim. - In 5 years I haven't found a need for Java. In the one case it would have been useful for RE work I just wrote a python library to do it instead [https://github.com/tktech/Jawa https://github.com/tktech/Jawa] - Same with flash. Haven't run into anything that needed flash in years. Having apps/suites that only work in one particular environment and aren't available on yours are nothing new. Hasn't stopped the continued development of OS X or Linux that eventually results in ports or alternatives.
- Razengan 10y ago
  > the gaming experience on OS X is still garbage after a decade. My main use for PCs for almost 2 decades was gaming, and after switching to Macs a few years ago, I can't say I miss much, honestly. Unless you're complaining about the cost of a Mac, almost every new game has a Mac version on release or soon after launch, and even if it doesn't, CrossOver [1] or another VM will let you play it without having to boot into Windows. Metal is also proving to be good for native games. [2] [1] https://www.codeweavers.com/products/crossover-mac https://www.codeweavers.com/products/crossover-mac [2] http://www.cio.com/article/3097642/os-x/macos-metal-api-makes-a-big-difference-in-world-of-warcraft.html http://www.cio.com/article/3097642/os-x/macos-metal-api-make...

TkTech 10y ago

There may be particular cases that don't work for you. Just like how up the gaming experience on OS X is still garbage after a decade. - Citrix = https://wiki.winehq.org/Haiku https://wiki.winehq.org/Haiku + https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=3718 https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=applicatio... [GOLD] - AnyConnect = OpenConnect - LibreOffice = This is a good one, there is a port but the general community does not favour porting it because it clashes pretty hard against the BeOS ethos. I would just use google docs. I do almost all my editing including ppts in vim. - In 5 years I haven't found a need for Java. In the one case it would have been useful for RE work I just wrote a python library to do it instead [https://github.com/tktech/Jawa https://github.com/tktech/Jawa] - Same with flash. Haven't run into anything that needed flash in years. Having apps/suites that only work in one particular environment and aren't available on yours are nothing new. Hasn't stopped the continued development of OS X or Linux that eventually results in ports or alternatives.

Razengan 10y ago
> the gaming experience on OS X is still garbage after a decade. My main use for PCs for almost 2 decades was gaming, and after switching to Macs a few years ago, I can't say I miss much, honestly. Unless you're complaining about the cost of a Mac, almost every new game has a Mac version on release or soon after launch, and even if it doesn't, CrossOver [1] or another VM will let you play it without having to boot into Windows. Metal is also proving to be good for native games. [2] [1] https://www.codeweavers.com/products/crossover-mac https://www.codeweavers.com/products/crossover-mac [2] http://www.cio.com/article/3097642/os-x/macos-metal-api-makes-a-big-difference-in-world-of-warcraft.html http://www.cio.com/article/3097642/os-x/macos-metal-api-make...