GentleOS – Classic operating system with a lovely retro GUI

mysterydip an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> The only future plans are bugfixes, optimizations, and adding more apps.

Perfect. Nice to see a platform target stability instead of constantly reinventing itself and its APIs. Definitely want to give it a go!

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gt0 26 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Made me think of Breadbox Ensemble, which is GEOS, and was really lovely.

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Aldipower 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A pre-build floppy disk image would be great, so I could run it on my IBM PS/1 from a floppy.

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valleyer 2 hours ago | parent [-]

There seems to be an 8 meg image here: https://github.com/luke8086/gentleos32/releases/download/202...

	▲	Aldipower 27 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		This is a hdd image, I guess.
	▲	ginko an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Someone prepare a set of floppy disk images so you can get the proper installation experience.

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reconnecting an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

GUI looks a but BeOS inspired, but somehow even cleaner.

	▲	tecleandor 44 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I think it's that yellow bar what it makes it look like BeOS. And maybe the right hand menu bar. But once you check a B/W version, it doesn't look like BeOS that much.

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shevy-java 35 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> A hobby operating system for vintage 32-bit PCs.

I am all in favour of great projects, but why a differentiation between 32-bits or 64-bits? I don't understand that. Is a computer that is 32 bit or 64 bit, either way which, not worthy?

Edit: I understand a motivation if it is on simplicity choosing one or the other, but other than that I don't see why that should ever be a goal worthy to be pursued. Software should really "just work" no matter the number of bits and bytes.

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pjc50 8 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Don't worry, this is portable to both vintage word sizes: 32 and 16.

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grebc 26 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

“Vintage” 64 bit PC’s aren’t a thing.

> Edit: I understand a motivation if it is on simplicity choosing one or the other, but other than that I don't see why that should ever be a goal worthy to be pursued. Software should really "just work" no matter the number of bits and bytes.

Not really how software works.

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Aldipower 24 minutes ago | parent [-]

> “Vintage” 64 bit PC’s aren’t a thing.

Just sold my SGI Indigo 2 for 900 $ ! Vintage 64 bit is absolutely a thing. :-)

	▲	amuradbegovic 20 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		they said PCs

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ReptileMan 30 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

32 is vintager vintage

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Aldipower 23 minutes ago | parent [-]

32 bit vinteger ;-)

	▲	bayindirh a minute ago \| parent [-]
		You can do 32 bit voolean too, great for that vintage bitmasks to store application flags. =]

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xtiansimon 33 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

I’m just going to leave this here… https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY_UkH8Ry0V/

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Aldipower 26 minutes ago | parent [-]

So, you poop everywhere you go. Interesting.

	▲	darkwater 11 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I don't really understand GP's message. User's comment history seems pretty normal, why would they drop a random IG link here? Wrong article?