Article 54K8R PsychOS: A Crazy Cool Distro That Pushes Linux Limits (TechNewsWorld)

PsychOS: A Crazy Cool Distro That Pushes Linux Limits (TechNewsWorld)

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Over at TechNewsWorld, Jack M. Germain reviews the rather ... different ... distribution, PsychOS Linux. Just taking a peek at the home page may be enough to cause flashbacks to a misspent youth, or perhaps that of one's parents at this point. Bucking the trend for modern distributions, PsychOS is only built for 32-bit systems; the main focus seems to be DOS-oriented: "Retro comes alive in PsychOS and is the main driving point in its development. The distro creator still uses DOS software, which is launched easily from the applications menu via emulators such as DOSBox.Anyone with PsychOS 3.4.6 and higher who uses RetroGrab to install older software can do the same, noted the developer. The corresponding emulators must be installed first. PsychOS lets you run more than one DOS program at a time, too. Other programming influences include BASIC and BBC BASIC, due to shortcomings that helped the PsychOS developer learn more about Python. Other BASIC flavors are FreeBASIC, QB45, and QB64."
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