In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Mark Kent
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wrote
on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:45:34 +0100
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> [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Mark Kent spake thusly:
>>> [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>
>>>>> How to install 145 operating systems on one PC
>>>> http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=147959
>>>>
>>>> Nutter! :)
>>>>
>>>
>>> I've just had a look and I'm slightly disappointed - no cpm86 and no
>>> netware and no xenix... ;-)
>>
>> He also missed some current ones like QNX, SkyOS, AROS, Haiku, Menuet,
>> Syllable, and of course GNU/Hurd.
>>
>
> It's amazing how many X86 operating systems Microsoft have managed to
> kill so far. Still, they've not managed to kill the BSDs, nor have they
> managed to kill Linux or the Hurd. I'll wait and see for ReactOS!
>
ReactOS looks like an interesting venture; they claim
"complete binary compatibility" with both NT/XP
applications and device drivers. Presumably, this
includes some of the flaws -- the "shatter message" flaw
being the only obvious one. It is declared alpha but a
number of screenshots showing ReactOS running various
Windows-intended games and applications (including MS
Office 2003, Quake, and Unreal Tournament) are available.
(The TuxPaint snapshot is slightly embarrassing. :-P :-) )
http://www.reactos.org/
My main concern is on a personal level: I have nVidia and
Athlon hardware, and one hopes the Windows drivers therefor
would work in ReactOS. Presumably they've taken care of
that issue already; my hardware's not exactly esoteric.
I'm assuming ReactOS is bootable through GRUB, much like
Windows XP is today. A Unix build environment is available.
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