__/ [ John A. ] on Friday 15 September 2006 20:05 \__
> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:19:13 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>__/ [ John Bokma ] on Friday 15 September 2006 16:59 \__
>>
>>> Big Bill <kruse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:02:52 GMT, John A.
>>>> <no.john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:15:46 GMT, Big Bill <kruse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>wrote:
>>>
>>> [..]
>>>
>>>>>>There's been none for while. There is a version of 98SE that's been
>>>>>>worked on by furrowed-brow types that overcomes a lot of the problems
>>>>>>it's had (they say) that I may get around to upgrading to yet.
>>>>>
>>>>>URL?
>>>>
>>>> Dunno, I lost it. It's on some forum.
>>>
>>> Maybe next year you can switch to ReactOS:
>>> http://www.reactos.org/xhtml/en/index.html
>>>
>>> "ReactOS is an effort to create a Free Software replacement for Microsoft
>>> Windows(TM) that is compatible with existing hardware and software!"
>>>
>>> And at least they got this right: "The main reason of ReactOS is the
>>> simple fact that some people, or especially companies, will -never-
>>> switch to Unix."
>>>
>>> "Please bear in mind that ReactOS 0.3.0 is still in alpha stage and is
>>> not recommended for everyday use."
>>>
>>> Anyway, if you want to check it out, either install it on a computer
>>> that's not used a lot, or run it in vmware's player.
>>
>>John, several guys in comp.os.linux.advocacy (COLA) have been dabbling in
>>ReactOS recently. It's not quite ready yet. For a test box -- go for it!
>>*smile* Same with PC-BSD.
>
> Don't forget FreeDOS: http://www.freedos.org/
> 1.0 just released.
For those who love nostalgia maybe... there's also open BIOS (relased around
the same time). And Intel open-sourced its firmware (BIOS) yesterday!
*smile*
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