Posted by
michael
on from the chaining-bootloaders-for-fun-and-profit dept.
cpaluc writes "Bored? Surplus spare time and PC hardware? Read on. OSNews has links to a couple of articles (1,2) about a guy who installed 37 operating systems on one PC. There's something to do with your spare time and hardware."
Step 1: install 37 operating operating systems on one machine Step 2: mount everything possible in linux (not sure about partition types, inconsequential detail though), cat it all to/dev/audio. Convince moma that this is a somber reflection on the fractured nature of our decentralized, technological culture. Step 3: Profit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-- sell your certainty and buy bewilderment
Apple Rhapsody x86
by
green+pizza
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· Score: 4, Interesting
He should have included Apple's x86 version of Rhapsody (developer release 1 or 2 of Mac OS X from several years ago). Either that or Darwin x86, which is available from Apple's website.
Re:Apple Rhapsody x86
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Aqua+OS+X
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· Score: 5, Insightful
It'd be neat to see that guy toss in a PPC and a 68xxx emulator too. If did that he could be up to 50+ OSes... however I guess emulators might be thought of as "cheating."
It might be fun to try an build a modern version of one of these old Apple machines: Power Macintosh 7300/180 PC Compatible These thing has both a PPC 604e and a Pentium 1. They could boot a PPC OS and an x86 OS at the same time. One could use a key combo to switch OSes on the fly.... they where rad:).
-- "Things are more moderner than before- bigger, and yet smaller- it's computers-- San Dimas High School football RULES!"
I can't find my favorite!
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Anonymous Coward
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· Score: 5, Funny
Where is emacs?
Re:I can't find my favorite!
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The_Shadows
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· Score: 4, Funny
Don't you mean, where is vi?
Re:I can't find my favorite!
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SquadBoy
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· Score: 5, Funny
No Emacs is a decent OS all it is missing is a good text editor. vi OTHOH is a text editor.
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Cypherpunks: Civil Liberty Through Complex Mathematics.
Those who live by the sword die by the arrow.
I couldn't sit still that long. Sure, some OS installations are more time-consuming than others, but in general I don't look forward to the interminable wait between prompts.
I'd also be curious to know how many reboots it took. I also want to know how come nobody cared enough to get William Shatner to go to this guy's house and say "What's wrong with you? Have you ever slept with a woman?".
I also want to know how come nobody cared enough to get William Shatner to go to this guy's house and say "What's wrong with you? Have you ever slept with a woman?".
From the article:
Were there any OSes you couldn't find?
Yes. Windows 1.0. Refer to the statement on Jupiter's 7th moon in previous answer. Oh, and I couldn't find an OS that would tell me how to successfully deal with girls either.
Am I the only person who finds this statement a bit incongruous coming from someone with the nick "Zen Mastuh"?;-)
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Come on, give it up, that's
Alright, let me ask this.
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antis0c
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· Score: 5, Interesting
Where the hell did he get all these Operating Systems from? Not even getting into how does he have licenses for them all, but Windows 1.01? All the versions of QNX? I'm asking a serious question too, anyone know where?
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..There's a-dooin's a-transpirin'
Re:Alright, let me ask this.
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Oztun
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· Score: 4, Interesting
I found a page with google that looks to have windows 1.01 and QNX links.
Quick! Someone call the BSA!
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Aexia
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· Score: 5, Funny
* Windows 1.01 * Windows 1.03 * Windows 2.03 * Windows 2.10 * Windows 3.1 * Windows 95 * Windows 98 First Edition * Windows 98 Second Edition * Windows 98 SE Lite (not counted as separate) * Windows Me * Windows 2000 * Windows XP
Not only do we need to verify that he has licenses for each of those installations, I'm willing to bet he illegally transfered licenses from their original systems!
In short, this man is a terrorist who only wishes to kill each and every freedom-loving American. Arrest him now!
Re:Quick! Someone call the BSA!
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Electrum
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· Score: 5, Insightful
The key word is "or". He would not have the license for all of the above, just one of the above.
Windows menu
Windows 1.01
Windows 1.03
Windows 2.03
Windows 2.10
Windows 3.1
Windows 95
Windows 98 First Edition
Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows 98 SE Lite (not counted as separate)
Windows Me
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Ok I make the list realisticly at 28-ish. I count all the DOS's, Linux distro count as one, 9 Unix's (verses 11 listed), and 10 windows (all win98 as one)...
You can argue beyond that, but 28 is still impressive... No WinNT?
That's a little bit of an understatement. So how many version of Windows before it starts getting redundant?
1 ??
What? No GEOS 1.0
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nickgrieve
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· Score: 4, Interesting
This *EXTREMELY RARE* operating system was the first release for the IBM-PC. Previously, different versions of GEOS had done very well with the Commodore 64 and Apple 2 line. This GUI-based OS was primarily used in businesses and schools, and seldom saw its way into the hands of the public. This was the very first version that was ever released for PC users. The welcome screen had three buttons, for the Appliances level, Professional level, and the DOS Room. In the first level, the user is greeted by large buttons for the calculator, Rolodex, planner, and notepad. These four apps run in full screen, and there is no multitasking or task-switching. In the Professional level, the user is exposed to all the applications, which can run in windows and multitask with one another. The screen could be filled with a background (wallpaper in Windows lingo) for some fancy decoration. The accessories included Clock, Calculator, GeoBanner, GeoComm, GeoDex, GeoPlanner, Notepad, and Scrapbook. The major applications were GeoManager, GeoDraw, GeoWrite, and Preferences. There was also an icon for the client software to America Online. (At that time, it was the only way to connect to AOL). The user interface was Motif, and a dark cyan color scheme was used. In the DOS Room, a button for the DOS prompt was the default entry. There was a utility for creating new buttons for running other DOS applications, and there was a broad selection of icons to choose from, including both generic and branded icons. This version was later followed by versions 2.0, and New Deal School Suite '98.
Windows 1.0 screenshots
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stefanlasiewski
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· Score: 5, Interesting
For a trip down memory lane (ok, I'm lying, my memory lane begins at Windows 3.0), here's a set of Windows screenshots, starting at 1.0 up to Win XP.
Slashdot Mirror
I can't even name 37 operating systems
Step 1: install 37 operating operating systems on one machine /dev/audio. Convince moma that this is a somber reflection on the fractured nature of our decentralized, technological culture.
Step 2: mount everything possible in linux (not sure about partition types, inconsequential detail though), cat it all to
Step 3: Profit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sell your certainty and buy bewilderment
He should have included Apple's x86 version of Rhapsody (developer release 1 or 2 of Mac OS X from several years ago). Either that or Darwin x86, which is available from Apple's website.
Where is emacs?
I couldn't sit still that long. Sure, some OS installations are more time-consuming than others, but in general I don't look forward to the interminable wait between prompts.
I'd also be curious to know how many reboots it took. I also want to know how come nobody cared enough to get William Shatner to go to this guy's house and say "What's wrong with you? Have you ever slept with a woman?".
"What is the sound of one belly slapping?"
Where the hell did he get all these Operating Systems from? Not even getting into how does he have licenses for them all, but Windows 1.01? All the versions of QNX? I'm asking a serious question too, anyone know where?
..There's a-dooin's a-transpirin'
* Windows 1.01
* Windows 1.03
* Windows 2.03
* Windows 2.10
* Windows 3.1
* Windows 95
* Windows 98 First Edition
* Windows 98 Second Edition
* Windows 98 SE Lite (not counted as separate)
* Windows Me
* Windows 2000
* Windows XP
Not only do we need to verify that he has licenses for each of those installations, I'm willing to bet he illegally transfered licenses from their original systems!
In short, this man is a terrorist who only wishes to kill each and every freedom-loving American. Arrest him now!
Actually he just wanted to be on Slashdot ...
/. ? :)
What would *you* do to be on
theefer
Try not to install any operating systems on the way to the parking lot!
You can argue beyond that, but 28 is still impressive... No WinNT?
DJMD - The fourth man - Planetary
That's a little bit of an understatement. So how many version of Windows before it starts getting redundant?
1 ??
This *EXTREMELY RARE* operating system was the first release for the IBM-PC. Previously, different versions of GEOS had done very well with the Commodore 64 and Apple 2 line. This GUI-based OS was primarily used in businesses and schools, and seldom saw its way into the hands of the public. This was the very first version that was ever released for PC users. The welcome screen had three buttons, for the Appliances level, Professional level, and the DOS Room. In the first level, the user is greeted by large buttons for the calculator, Rolodex, planner, and notepad. These four apps run in full screen, and there is no multitasking or task-switching. In the Professional level, the user is exposed to all the applications, which can run in windows and multitask with one another. The screen could be filled with a background (wallpaper in Windows lingo) for some fancy decoration. The accessories included Clock, Calculator, GeoBanner, GeoComm, GeoDex, GeoPlanner, Notepad, and Scrapbook. The major applications were GeoManager, GeoDraw, GeoWrite, and Preferences. There was also an icon for the client software to America Online. (At that time, it was the only way to connect to AOL). The user interface was Motif, and a dark cyan color scheme was used. In the DOS Room, a button for the DOS prompt was the default entry. There was a utility for creating new buttons for running other DOS applications, and there was a broad selection of icons to choose from, including both generic and branded icons. This version was later followed by versions 2.0, and New Deal School Suite '98.
For a trip down memory lane (ok, I'm lying, my memory lane begins at Windows 3.0), here's a set of Windows screenshots, starting at 1.0 up to Win XP.
0 1w indowshistory_screenshots.html
http://www.infosatellite.com/news/2001/10/a2510
Interesting how similar Windows 2.0 looks to Windows XP, and many other GUI environments...
"Can of worms? The can is open... the worms are everywhere."
"24 boot items ought to be enough for everybody!" - Gill Bates, XOSL Developer, 1980
This guy was on Tech TV the other day.
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/answerstips/st
There's a link to the article
Out of all the OS's he is runnning... He's not running GNU/HURD :)