An Actively Developed GUI for ... FreeDOS? 63
shanecoughlan writes "FreeDOS, the GPL DOS distribution, has a powerful little graphical user interface called OpenGEM being actively developed for it. Well, powerful is relative. OpenGEM is based off the DR GEM GUI from the 1980s, and is a 16bit single-tasking GUI that tends not to use extended memory. While KDE and GNOME might not be shaking in their boots, it's an interesting opensource project in its own right. And it runs on a 286 with 640kb of RAM..."
Re:Needs web browser (Score:3, Informative)
So who has the cahones to develop a standards-compliant web browser for this gui?
Who has the cojones to develop a standards-compliant web browser full stop? Gecko ain't compliant and never will be [mozilla.org]. Same goes for every other browser.
I've been poking around for a viable web-surfing configuration for an 8mb pentium-1 system, and there really is nothing out there.
Try an older Slackware.
Uh - I always thought Seal had a nicer look... (Score:5, Informative)
Re:See Bill Was Right! (Score:2, Informative)
The file size is 932 kiloBytes.
It is 305 Kelvin outside.
Re:No screenshots (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Remember kids... (Score:2, Informative)
I thought the main purpose of 64 bit CPUs was to break the 4 GB barrier.