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I really liked OS/2 (warp). I often wonder what the computer landscape would look like these days if the likes of Commodore hadn’t completely messed up, or Wind

I really liked OS/2 (warp). I often wonder what the computer landscape would look like these days if the likes of Commodore hadn’t completely messed up, or Windows never gained traction. Operating Systems are in a really weird place right now. I find that macOS has regressed somewhat performance-wise (it was very impressive on my first mac, a powerbook), as has windows. I’ve just switched my PC to Arch, and I think the Linux desktop experience is more or less there these days. The only thing holding me back before was Windows-only games, but the recent Valve sponsored efforts have proved fruitful, and the likes of World Of Warcraft play just great under Proton. It was very interesting for operating systems in the 1990s, and I think we’re looking at another great period in the 2020s.

wkat4242 4y ago
I don't know about the greatness that's coming in the operating system space. There seems to be a lot of focus on taking control from the consumer and into the hands of the manufacturer, similar to the model used by mobile phones already. Usually there's ways around it like with Apple's system integrity protection and sealed system volume. But attestation is also becoming an ever bigger thing and I could see apps being blocked on those systems in the future.
LeFantome 4y ago
OS/2 Warp was awesome. The SOM model and the deep object orientation of the desktop would hold up very well even today. Sadly, OS/2 Warp was still 16 bit in important places and had a massive flaw in that it had a single I/O queue that could completely lock out the user ( no keyboard or mouse ) even if the OS was technically still running. I think we are entering an era of several freely available and viable desktops. The pro and con though is they will all be the same from an application perspective since they will all be primarily running POSIX apps ( perhaps with Linux expressions ). Also, while containers are amazing, they kind of tie us down to the Linux kernel ( at least for now ).

wkat4242 4y ago

I don't know about the greatness that's coming in the operating system space. There seems to be a lot of focus on taking control from the consumer and into the hands of the manufacturer, similar to the model used by mobile phones already. Usually there's ways around it like with Apple's system integrity protection and sealed system volume. But attestation is also becoming an ever bigger thing and I could see apps being blocked on those systems in the future.

LeFantome 4y ago

OS/2 Warp was awesome. The SOM model and the deep object orientation of the desktop would hold up very well even today. Sadly, OS/2 Warp was still 16 bit in important places and had a massive flaw in that it had a single I/O queue that could completely lock out the user ( no keyboard or mouse ) even if the OS was technically still running. I think we are entering an era of several freely available and viable desktops. The pro and con though is they will all be the same from an application perspective since they will all be primarily running POSIX apps ( perhaps with Linux expressions ). Also, while containers are amazing, they kind of tie us down to the Linux kernel ( at least for now ).