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Retro desktops for retro computers

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 Revol, François

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Retro desktops for retro computers
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From 8-bit to Atari, Amiga & friends
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Got an 8 or 16-bit antiquity in your cupboard? You can find a Free Softwaredesktop for it! From Contiki to MiNT, AROS and others, there's one for everymachine. C64, Apple II... those old machines gathering dust can run Free Software. TheContiki Operating System even provides a multitasking desktop and a webbrowser. Likewise, the Atari and Amiga 16-bit machines all have FLOSS OSes and desktopsyou can try (or "almost" like RiscOS (non-commercial license)), and FLOSSapplications like the NetSurf web browser to run on them.