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Kind of depressing to contrast that with today where there are just three deeply entrenched operating systems (phone and embedded OSes don't count since the end
by GrumpyYoungMan 4y ago
Kind of depressing to contrast that with today where there are just three deeply entrenched operating systems (phone and embedded OSes don't count since the end-user has no meaningful access to them). We, or at least I, naively thought we'd see continued rapid evolution of a plethora of OSes to accompany the rapid evolution of computer hardware.
- hnlmorg 4y agoWe were already seeing that happen back in 95. From that list half the operating systems were either deprecated or niche. We still have a plethora of niche platforms now from the various BSDs, Open Solaris derivatives, Hakiu, ReactOS, and all the experimental ones too. The hardware duopoly was already in full force by 1995. Sure Amiga was listed in that article but by 1995 IBM-compatible PCs had won and Amiga, Atari, Acorn etc were basically just used by a small few enthusiasts or specialist domains.