Re: XGS/32 v1.4b Released!

[phoenyx <quazar@dcnet2000.com>]

Supertimer wrote:

> Actually, if interface and feel were the criteria, I'd rate
> our old friend GS/OS above either Windows 95/98
> or MacOS.  I know that once I say this, I'm going to
> get flamed by supporters of both saying "that old
> thing with no built in multitasking, 200 lines of
> resolution" and all that.  But let's examine it another
> way.  GS/OS is the most modular OS I've ever used.
>

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>
> But get down to the root of it, to the basic
> character of the OS and what do you get?  GS/OS
> is the most beautiful and intuitive OS ever
> designed and the GUI that Apple provides with
> it is absolutely a gem.
>

Well, I can agree with you on GS/OS. It was a great OS
which could have really changed the way we compute,
given the right support.

> Linux is nice too, but believe it or not, my favorite
> OS of all time on the PC is GeoWorks.  That
> was such an efficient OS that was so small in
> footprint and yet so powerful.  It is too bad the
> folks from GeoWorks did not have the marketing
> power of Microsoft or even the hacker spirit of
> Linux.
>

Geoworks was also a nice OS, it lacked proper support
just as GS/OS did. If some company, such as Compaq
had decided to ship the OS with their PC's it probably
would have fared well. The MS operating systems being
shipped with many of the name brand PC's is a major
factor in MS being on the top.

> Actually, I think Apple II users who are used to
> hacking around would be quite happy with Linux.

It's one of the reasons I use it and a big reason it is still
alive today. Most of us develop some type of relationship
with our computers. This is even more true with those
of us who consider ourselves hackers.

Phoenyx