Extra OS Suggestions?

KungFuHamster · 09-01-2003, 02:55 PM

I've currently got three hard drives in my computer, and one of them will soon be emptied as I move its contents (mainly divx movies and mp3s) to another machine. So I'll be left with a nice, new 40GB hard drive with nothing on it.

I'd like to use this as a chance to tinker with some different OSs. I've used most the the "Big Name" distros like Red Hat, SuSE, Slackware, etc. I'd like to try something a bit more unique.

Suggestions?

fancypiper · 09-01-2003, 03:18 PM

Is it time for Gentoo now?

KungFuHamster · 09-01-2003, 03:22 PM

Already have Gentoo and WinXP. Looking for something new.

flapjackboy · 09-01-2003, 03:26 PM

Free/Open/NetBSD?

fancypiper · 09-01-2003, 03:35 PM

I didn't notice the Gentoo comment in the sig, I always look to the profile for that info.

Go to FreeOS.com and pick one that looks interesting.

Unununium must be off the beaten path.

trickykid · 09-01-2003, 03:41 PM

Solaris or maybe QNX.... ??

KungFuHamster · 09-01-2003, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by trickykid
Solaris or maybe QNX.... ??

I've actually been wanting to tinker with Solaris for a while, but I don't have the cash to pick up an old Solaris box. Do you know where (if at all) I could get an x86 version of Solaris?

KptnKrill · 09-01-2003, 04:34 PM

http://wwws.sun.com/software/solaris/x86/
http://wwws.sun.com/software/solaris/get.html

flapjackboy · 09-02-2003, 08:41 AM

How about...

OS/2...

Megamieuwsel · 09-02-2003, 12:20 PM

Why not have a peek at how DOS has develloped in the past few years?
FreeDOS has come quite a way , as have several other DOS's.

Whitehat · 09-02-2003, 01:34 PM

How about getting Windows 3.1 and tinkering with it

or.....Novell 5 or 6.......

or........Solaris 9.