Being a RISC OS user is an odd experience. It's normally baffling to non-believers why so many (mostly British) computer users persist with the eccentric beast. It's easy to list reasons why no self-respecting geek would trouble with it: many old or under-developed applications, poor streaming media support, lack of compatibility with key standards and technologies, limited hardware support, and there are many more. For most, RISC OS is a thing of the past, a curio, a once-promising minority OS trampled on by the juggernauts of Windows, MacOS and Linux.
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Member since:2006-02-26
When I was growing up (in the UK), I had an Amiga at home and used Acorn RISC OS machines at school. I have many fond memories of both of them; they were well-designed, easy to use and very fast, considering the hardware they were running on.
Yep, those were the days. I can still remember the sheer horror at having to use Windows (3 point something, I would guess) for the first time after getting used to Acorns. I'd grown used to thinking myself computer savvy, what with being able to happily use Commodores, Acorns and such, and then being completely lost with Windows. Still, at least MS managed to partially catch up with Acorn's usability: it's almost mature enough now to be usable, though it's poor attempts at organising a files system still mean it is way behind (and, yes, that is written tongue in cheek, at least partially).
Member since:2006-04-21
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2006-02-01
When I was growing up (in the UK), I had an Amiga at home and used Acorn RISC OS machines at school. I have many fond memories of both of them; they were well-designed, easy to use and very fast, considering the hardware they were running on.
Like many others, I've now moved on to using Linux, but I do feel lots of nostalgia for those old systems. I'm glad there are still some people trying to bring them into the 21st century.