Some cool footage and images of old operating systems.

Installing BeOS on a modern computer. This is a very cool alternative operating system. The screenshot below, shows an Apple II machine connecting to a Debian server over a network connection. This allows the more powerful machine to be administered easily over a remote connection. I wonder if you could use an Apple II as … Read more

Munich council handing out free Linux distribution CD`s to replace Windows.

The Munich council is handing out free Linux CD`s to help replace Linux on the desktop. This can only be a good thing when Windows XP is no longer supported with upgrades on the desktop. There is a case study here: http://blog.credativ.com/en/2013/01/case-study-munich-city-council.html this describes the migration process of the council from Windows XP to Linux. … Read more

New version of the NetBSD UNIX distribution released.

The new release of the NetBSD UNIX distribution has just been released. This distribution based on the 4.4BSD operating system gives the user a super secure and reliable server operating system that is fully capable of powering an Apache http server; a mail server or MySQL database. This operating system using a UNIX kernel and … Read more

The origins of the Gnome Nautilus file manager.

The file manager on the old Macintosh Operating System looks just like the Gnome Nautilus file manager on Linux. I was using my brother’s iMac today and I was amazed at how much a very old version of Macintosh OS looks just like Gnome. The Macintosh operating system is better than Windows, it is not … Read more

Russia to create their own Linux OS.

Russia is planning to create their own Linux-based operating system to replace the insecure and crash prone Windows operating system. This on the back of the Red Flag operating system from China. India have also announced that they are planning to create their own super secure operating system to use in deference to the malware … Read more