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If it works on ones computer I dont see why it couldnt be daily driven depending on your needs. It has a webkit based browser, and a native emacs port, thats pr

If it works on ones computer I dont see why it couldnt be daily driven depending on your needs. It has a webkit based browser, and a native emacs port, thats pretty much all i use day to day :P

sneak 3y ago
No 3D acceleration.
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
  What are you doing on a daily basis that needs 3D graphics?
  - sneak 3y ago
    Video games, video playback, video encoding, video effects, desktop window effects and compositing, high res scrolling (I use an 8K display).
    - yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
      > video playback, video encoding, video effects, [...] high res scrolling (I use an 8K display). Are those 3D graphics? > desktop window effects and compositing, Does Haiku use those? If not, it seems irrelevant. > Video games, That's the one that I'll agree with, but is depends what we mean by "daily driver"; I was thinking of what would be needed to do productive work, and that possibly restricted by what kind of work you're doing, not the ability to run literally all use cases. So I agree that it's probably not a good choice for somebody who does 3D modeling, but it's probably fine for somebody who writes web back ends.
      - Rohansi 3y ago
        > Are those 3D graphics? Not exactly but all hardware accelerated rendering today is done using the same APIs as 3D graphics. You would use OpenGL (or any other API) and basically render everything without the third dimension. There is no hardware accelerated graphics API for 2D graphics specifically anymore, they are all built on top of 3D graphics.
  - Qwertious 3y ago
    I love how the same thread cites a lack of full-disk encryption as a dealbreaker for daily-driving without criticism, but 3D graphics is immediately questioned.
    - Dalewyn 3y ago
      To be fair, the audience here considers computers to output a black screen with gray or white text. That's 2D graphics of the most basic form. Also, it's actually fairly unintuitive to even most computer nerds and professionals that desktop compositing, decoding and rendering video, etc. are all handled as 3D graphics behind the curtains these days.
    - yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
      To be clear, I'm happy to also question FDE. In both cases, I can see why some users would need it on a regular basis but I also don't see it as a hard requirement for all users.
    - helf 3y ago
      [dead]
  - bigstrat2003 3y ago
    Playing video games is very common and requires 3D acceleration for most games. It's not some niche requirement.
    - mattl 3y ago
      Are there many 3D-accelerated games ported to BeOS?
      - snvzz 3y ago
        There's wine, but then again there's also 3d acceleration now (limited to some AMD cards). Web browsers and such do also leverage the gpu for rendering.
  - hedora 3y ago
    Rendering javascript bullshit. Seriously; set up a xeon vm without a video accelerator, vnc in, and try using it as your daily driver web browser. 128 cores weren’t close to enough the last time I tried (6 years ago).

If it works on ones computer I dont see why it couldnt be daily driven depending on your needs. It has a webkit based browser, and a native emacs port, thats pretty much all i use day to day :P

sneak 3y ago

No 3D acceleration.

yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
What are you doing on a daily basis that needs 3D graphics?
- sneak 3y ago
  Video games, video playback, video encoding, video effects, desktop window effects and compositing, high res scrolling (I use an 8K display).
  - yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
    > video playback, video encoding, video effects, [...] high res scrolling (I use an 8K display). Are those 3D graphics? > desktop window effects and compositing, Does Haiku use those? If not, it seems irrelevant. > Video games, That's the one that I'll agree with, but is depends what we mean by "daily driver"; I was thinking of what would be needed to do productive work, and that possibly restricted by what kind of work you're doing, not the ability to run literally all use cases. So I agree that it's probably not a good choice for somebody who does 3D modeling, but it's probably fine for somebody who writes web back ends.
    - Rohansi 3y ago
      > Are those 3D graphics? Not exactly but all hardware accelerated rendering today is done using the same APIs as 3D graphics. You would use OpenGL (or any other API) and basically render everything without the third dimension. There is no hardware accelerated graphics API for 2D graphics specifically anymore, they are all built on top of 3D graphics.
- Qwertious 3y ago
  I love how the same thread cites a lack of full-disk encryption as a dealbreaker for daily-driving without criticism, but 3D graphics is immediately questioned.
  - Dalewyn 3y ago
    To be fair, the audience here considers computers to output a black screen with gray or white text. That's 2D graphics of the most basic form. Also, it's actually fairly unintuitive to even most computer nerds and professionals that desktop compositing, decoding and rendering video, etc. are all handled as 3D graphics behind the curtains these days.
  - yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
    To be clear, I'm happy to also question FDE. In both cases, I can see why some users would need it on a regular basis but I also don't see it as a hard requirement for all users.
  - helf 3y ago
    [dead]
- bigstrat2003 3y ago
  Playing video games is very common and requires 3D acceleration for most games. It's not some niche requirement.
  - mattl 3y ago
    Are there many 3D-accelerated games ported to BeOS?
    - snvzz 3y ago
      There's wine, but then again there's also 3d acceleration now (limited to some AMD cards). Web browsers and such do also leverage the gpu for rendering.
- hedora 3y ago
  Rendering javascript bullshit. Seriously; set up a xeon vm without a video accelerator, vnc in, and try using it as your daily driver web browser. 128 cores weren’t close to enough the last time I tried (6 years ago).