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I have to admit that I'm puzzled why people are loosing their shit when an operating system that is built to run on an ARM device turns out to run on one of the

I have to admit that I'm puzzled why people are loosing their shit when an operating system that is built to run on an ARM device turns out to run on one of the most popular ARM devices in existence. Why?

orra 5y ago
Especially given Windows NT, back when it was called that, was portable, and supported various RISC processors.
- dvfjsdhgfv 5y ago
  And this is what I hope ReactOS will become one day, in spite of Microsoft's FUD campaigns.
- edoceo 5y ago
  When working on Win2k it started off still trying to support MIPS and PPC but then shipped only x86 and Alpha
  - krylon 5y ago
    I thought Win2k on the Alpha was cancelled, too, although they made a Beta. There was an article posted here on HN recently from 1999 about Microsoft cancelling Win2k on Alpha. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27603531 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27603531 (Sorry for being a smartass about it.)
    - edoceo 5y ago
      I remember shipping SP6 and 6a still supporting 4 arch. And we were still testing 2k on x86 and Alpha in my group (NLB). Ages ago, can't hardly remember.
qbasic_forever 5y ago
There is no retail version of Windows for ARM. It only comes pre-installed on ARM devices, or through some partner channel when you form a business deal to sell ARM devices. Last I saw the current way to get Windows on ARM was by extracting it from an old Windows IoT project build. So it's novel and interesting when someone figures out how to work around all these roadblocks to get Windows working on a consumer ARM SBC.
- electroly 5y ago
  Maybe that was true previously but these days you can just download a disk image for Windows ARM ready-to-go from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewARM64 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsins...
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FartyMcFarter 5y ago
The fact that it runs without hacks or fiddling with drivers?
- ac29 5y ago
  Raspberry Pi 4 supports UEFI, and Windows 10 already worked on it. So, not too surprising.

orra 5y ago

Especially given Windows NT, back when it was called that, was portable, and supported various RISC processors.

dvfjsdhgfv 5y ago
And this is what I hope ReactOS will become one day, in spite of Microsoft's FUD campaigns.
edoceo 5y ago
When working on Win2k it started off still trying to support MIPS and PPC but then shipped only x86 and Alpha
- krylon 5y ago
  I thought Win2k on the Alpha was cancelled, too, although they made a Beta. There was an article posted here on HN recently from 1999 about Microsoft cancelling Win2k on Alpha. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27603531 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27603531 (Sorry for being a smartass about it.)
  - edoceo 5y ago
    I remember shipping SP6 and 6a still supporting 4 arch. And we were still testing 2k on x86 and Alpha in my group (NLB). Ages ago, can't hardly remember.

qbasic_forever 5y ago

There is no retail version of Windows for ARM. It only comes pre-installed on ARM devices, or through some partner channel when you form a business deal to sell ARM devices. Last I saw the current way to get Windows on ARM was by extracting it from an old Windows IoT project build. So it's novel and interesting when someone figures out how to work around all these roadblocks to get Windows working on a consumer ARM SBC.

electroly 5y ago
Maybe that was true previously but these days you can just download a disk image for Windows ARM ready-to-go from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewARM64 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsins...
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FartyMcFarter 5y ago

The fact that it runs without hacks or fiddling with drivers?

ac29 5y ago
Raspberry Pi 4 supports UEFI, and Windows 10 already worked on it. So, not too surprising.