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I think part of it is that there is clearly a much larger theoretical space of possibilities in hardware & OS software than what we currently see with the Linux

by drcode 6y ago

I think part of it is that there is clearly a much larger theoretical space of possibilities in hardware & OS software than what we currently see with the Linux/Microsoft/Apple triopoly. There really were some compelling ideas in old systems, such as AmigaOS, BeOS, LispMachineOS, Altos, etc etc that still need to be fully realized at some point in the future. Some day, a startup might finally figure out a new hardware/software combination that really proves this.

firecall 6y ago
I'll never forget the excitement as a kid of walking into an electronics store in the UK in the mid 80s! So much choice and an amazing array of machines! It seemed like endless possibilities! It was fun and interesting. It's perhaps similar to the early days of the web design when we had experimentation with Flash interfaces and all sorts of crazy browser experiences! Now it's all the same same on the web :-/ I love macOS - but it's so boring these days. It's kinda joyless. Feature rich, but just no fun any more. I've been a life long Apple users, and used to work there in the late 90s. I tolerate and use Windows for gaming and to mix it up a bit. But right now I've been using and enjoying Ubuntu on older Intel hardware with cobbled together updates. And it's more fun. I like things to be fun :-) That is part of the point of the Amiga and retro computing - it's actually fun! FWIW we were an Atari ST household! :-D
TheOtherHobbes 6y ago
I would love to see this, but unfortunately cost of entry is too high for it to happen. There would have to be a truly overwhelming USP/benefit, and that's unlikely with current technology. Most of the 8/16-bit interest is really just personal nostalgia. I don't know how many people really care passionately about recreating AmigaOS in 2020, but I would be surprised if it's more than four figures, most likely with a median age over 40.
squarefoot 6y ago
> Some day, a startup might finally figure out a new hardware/software combination that really proves this. AROS showed that it can be done. The OS is aimed at AmigaOS compatibility and it's really fast and small. Porting it to smaller ARM single board computers would give unprecedented performance on small hardware where a full fledged Linux could not run at proper speed. http://www.aros.org/ http://www.aros.org/ Related links worth a look: http://archives.aros-exec.org/index.php http://archives.aros-exec.org/index.php http://icarosdesktop.org/ http://icarosdesktop.org/

by drcode 6y ago

firecall 6y ago

I'll never forget the excitement as a kid of walking into an electronics store in the UK in the mid 80s! So much choice and an amazing array of machines! It seemed like endless possibilities! It was fun and interesting. It's perhaps similar to the early days of the web design when we had experimentation with Flash interfaces and all sorts of crazy browser experiences! Now it's all the same same on the web :-/ I love macOS - but it's so boring these days. It's kinda joyless. Feature rich, but just no fun any more. I've been a life long Apple users, and used to work there in the late 90s. I tolerate and use Windows for gaming and to mix it up a bit. But right now I've been using and enjoying Ubuntu on older Intel hardware with cobbled together updates. And it's more fun. I like things to be fun :-) That is part of the point of the Amiga and retro computing - it's actually fun! FWIW we were an Atari ST household! :-D

TheOtherHobbes 6y ago

I would love to see this, but unfortunately cost of entry is too high for it to happen. There would have to be a truly overwhelming USP/benefit, and that's unlikely with current technology. Most of the 8/16-bit interest is really just personal nostalgia. I don't know how many people really care passionately about recreating AmigaOS in 2020, but I would be surprised if it's more than four figures, most likely with a median age over 40.

squarefoot 6y ago

> Some day, a startup might finally figure out a new hardware/software combination that really proves this. AROS showed that it can be done. The OS is aimed at AmigaOS compatibility and it's really fast and small. Porting it to smaller ARM single board computers would give unprecedented performance on small hardware where a full fledged Linux could not run at proper speed. http://www.aros.org/ http://www.aros.org/ Related links worth a look: http://archives.aros-exec.org/index.php http://archives.aros-exec.org/index.php http://icarosdesktop.org/ http://icarosdesktop.org/