The Acorn Archimedes was the first desktop to use the ARM architecture

Re:The Acorn Archimedes was the first desktop to use the ARM... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Friday June 26, 2020 @10:19AM (#23652228)

> I have use ROX for a long time - called RISC OS on X - it is/was basically a file manager based around RISC OS, as well as some associated desktop technologies (like app directories). I think it's fair to describe it as a dead as a doornail

Yep. That the project basically langusihed in obscurity and died out is emblematic of why I can't take Linux Desktop seriously.

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Re:The Acorn Archimedes was the first desktop to use the ARM... by asveikau on Friday June 26, 2020 @08:26PM (#23658482)

I don't understand that sentiment. There are dozens of UIs on X. Some have had recent development and some haven't. A lot of the ones that haven't are still pretty usable, they're just kind of "done".

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Re:The Acorn Archimedes was the first desktop to use the ARM... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Saturday June 27, 2020 @10:11AM (#23661935)

There are dozens of UIs on X and all of them behave pretty much the same way re: applications and file management. Hell, there isn't even a maintained spacial file manager anymore.

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