The war of operating systems started decades ago, and the first mainstream desktop OS war took place between the Macintosh and Windows operating system. Operating systems are the first bit of software that go into our computer. As PCs dominated the market, Windows became the most used and most popular operating systems ever. It’s stayed that way for close to two decades.
Linux, a free and open source operating system was another one to join the race, but years later, it still hasn’t managed to capture the desktop PC market. Efforts on the Linux are scattered. There are hundreds of Linux distributions, some of them designed specifically for the end user, while the many others made for specific tasks. There are minor differences between Linux distributions, so the user experience doesn’t change a whole lot between them. If you’ve tried your hand at Linux and want to try some others, we’re giving you a list of operating systems that aren’t Linux.
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| React OS interface |
While Linux and all of its variants have a completely new look, one of the biggest problems faced by new users is adapting to the new user interface after having used Windows for a long time. React OS is a free operating system that looks a lot like Windows. The unique thing about React OS is that it was built from scratch, it aims to follow the Windows-NT architecture designed by Microsoft from the hardware level right through to the application level. This is not a Linux based system, and shares none of the unix architecture to be like Windows. ReactOS can, in fact run many Windows applications and it’s free. The developers want users to be able to use React OS,
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| React OS setup page |
along with the Windows software and compatible hardware without any issues. At just 48.9 MB, the latest version of ReactOS - 0.3.13 isn’t too large or heavy on resources - it’s a fraction of the size of a standard Windows operating system installation, but remember, is very limited in features. Those who don’t want to setup space on their hard drives and install ReactOS on it, there’s also LiveCD versions that can run off a CD or even disc images that will work on a virtual PC environment (such as Virtualbox).
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| React OS setup is copying files |
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| React OS default shell |
The main goal of the React OS project is to provide an operating system which is binary compatible with Windows. This will allow your Windows applications and drivers to run as they would on your Windows system. Additionally, the look and feel of the Windows operating system is used, such that people accustomed to the familiar user interface of Windows would find using React OS straightforward. The ultimate goal of React OS is to allow you to remove Windows and install React OS without the end user noticing the change.
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| Haiku User Interface |
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| Haiku Installation |
Be-OS was an operating system that was first developed back in 1991 and the last version 5.1 came out in late November 2001, after which the operating system ceased to exist. Haiku a community driven project, is influenced by the original Be OS operating system and has been under development, since the end of Be OS. The Haiku project aims to have the operating system to be compatible with Be OS binaries. Be OS, in its time was extremely responsive and had the right number of features and a very modern user interface. Haiku mimics most of the features and characteristics of that OS. Like React-OS, Haiku is also available free for download as an ISO that you can burn on a disc and install on your PC. A virtual machine image file is also available. It’s a little bulkier than React OS, at close to 238 MB, but still much smaller than most mainstream Linux distributions and also, Windows.
Google’s Chrome OS was designed for notebooks and specific models called Chrome books. The platform, itself is very lightweight and is designed for use on the web. The operating system is minimal and it runs a customized version of the Chrome browser, which in turn accesses Google’s suite of web applications. While there isn’t a very clear build available by Google for download, there are developers who have compiled the operating system and made those available on the web. Chromium OS is actually the development branch of the operating system that’s continuously under development. Chromium OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.
The war of operating systems started decades ago, and the first mainstream desktop OS war took place between the Macintosh and Windows operating system. Operating systems are the first bit of software that go into our computer. As PCs dominated the market, Windows became the most used and most popular operating systems ever. It’s stayed that way for close to two decades.
Google’s Chrome OS was designed for notebooks and specific models called Chrome books. The platform, itself is very lightweight and is designed for use on the web. The operating system is minimal and it runs a customized version of the Chrome browser, which in turn accesses Google’s suite of web applications. While there isn’t a very clear build available by Google for download, there are developers who have compiled the operating system and made those available on the web. Chromium OS is actually the development branch of the operating system that’s continuously under development. Chromium OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.
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