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If only, I miss BeOS. ... Though I think it would be the same chicken/egg APPS problem with the BeBox: Unless you could run existing Risc OS apps under BeOS, I
by sillywalk 4y ago
If only, I miss BeOS. ...
Though I think it would be the same chicken/egg APPS problem with the BeBox: Unless you could run existing Risc OS apps under BeOS, I doubt Acorn users would want to switch, and porting existing apps through a Carbon-like API subset would probably be hard, because I gather a lot of apps use assembly and hacks to the OS..
ps
I just started trying out Risc OS after reading a couple of your articles on it (modernizing (or not) and the gem of an os (or not)).
I've got it on my pi 400, and use it for writing without distraction (no wifi!), and there is no latency while typing. The ADJUST button thing is also pretty neat.
- lproven 4y ago:-) Yeah, you're right, it's just an idle daydream fantasy of mine. RISC OS was and is pretty small and simple. I reckon doing to it what Apple did with Classic -- a version running in a native VM -- was doable.