10 amazingly alternative operating systems and what they could mean for the future. This post is about the desktop operating systems that fly under the radar of most people. We are definitely not talking about Windows, Mac OS X or Linux, or even BSD or Solaris. There are much less mainstream options out there for the OS-curious. These alternative operating systems are usually developed either by enthusiasts or small companies (or both), and there are more of them than you might expect. There are even more than we have included in this article, though we think this is a good selection of the more interesting ones and we have focused specifically on desktop operating systems.
As you will see, many of them are very different from what you may be used to. Enough introduction, let’s get started! AmigaOS 4.1 This month (September 2008) AmigaOS 4.1 was released. AmigaOS only runs on specific PowerPC-based hardware platforms. Source model: Closed source License: Proprietary Platform: PowerPC State: Final Read a review of AmigaOS 4.1 at Arstechnica. Haiku License: MIT License ReactOS. Operating systems News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip - Lifehacker.
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