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Or System 7 Unix, runs fine on a 16 bit processor, has proven history being easy to port, is a fully functional operating system, and would be pretty easy to re

by Aloha 7y ago

Or System 7 Unix, runs fine on a 16 bit processor, has proven history being easy to port, is a fully functional operating system, and would be pretty easy to retrofit some sort of networking to.

unixhero 7y ago
There are millions of millions of x86 computers and free software to run on them from any era. That should suffice for a collapsian civilization. Unless it's full on Mad Max post apocalyptic we're talking about.
- Aloha 7y ago
  Including Unix System 7, its been ported. Though I suspect your right, PC DOS is very powerful, and allows you to do a bunch of stuff.
  - icedchai 7y ago
    You're probably talking about Unix version 7: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Version_7_Unix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Version_7_Unix You really want to go back 40 years to the dumb terminal era?
    - Aloha 7y ago
      If I'm running it on a 16-bit system, yes. I can built a teletype in a capable machinist shop.
AtlasBarfed 7y ago
But the NeXT UI was (IMO) the best UI of that stage of processing power.