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You run Inferno on top on Windows as an application? I have read that this is possible but I have never seen anyone doing this, not even in a screenshot. If so,
by RexRollman 15y ago
You run Inferno on top on Windows as an application? I have read that this is possible but I have never seen anyone doing this, not even in a screenshot. If so, what's your opinion of it as an environment?
(By the way, Inferno's implementation reminds me of Niklaus Wirth's Oberon, which could also run as either an application or as an operating system.)
- 4ad 15y agoYes! Inferno can run both native, on the bare hardware, or hosted under Unix, Windows or Plan9. Most people run Inferno hosted because it's easy and you can benefit from the host operating system services as well. For me, it's the best environment because I can have Acme (the editor), Plan9 name spaces and the Plan9 tools which I am most familiar with on any operating system I use. You can use either full Inferno [1] or Acme SAC [2]. Hosted Inferno runs in a window, which feels awkward to me, so I use Acme SAC which is a native host window and I run the shell inside Acme. Acme is the only graphical Inferno program I care about anyway. [1] http://www.vitanuova.com/inferno/downloads.html http://www.vitanuova.com/inferno/downloads.html [2] http://www.caerwyn.com/acme/ http://www.caerwyn.com/acme/
- soapdog 15y agoThanks for the links. Can you elaborate more on what you like about Acme? I am not bashing it, I just want to know, never used Acme.