Running different OSes on classic hardware (Re: Re installingXP on Sony)

[Bob Shannon]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric J Korpela" <korpela at gmail.com>
To: "Ethan Dicks" <ethan.dicks at gmail.com>; "General Discussion: On-Topic 
Posts Only" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: Running different OSes on classic hardware (Re: Re installingXP 
on Sony)


> On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 13:51:32 -0500, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> This case aside, though, I basically agree with Tony's assertion that
>> one should run a classic OS on classic hardware - why put NetBSD on an
>> Amiga when one can run AmigaDOS?  It takes something out of the
>> 'classicalness', IMHO.
>
> It depends upon why you are collecting, I suppose, and what you are
> doing with the machines you collect.  I tend to collect machines for
> the fun of figuring out what makes them tick, and you can learn a lot
> by porting an OS to a new machine.  You can also learn a lot by
> upgrading a machine to the max.  You learn boatloads by designing new
> hardware for an old machine.
>

You can learn boatloads writing a new OS for a classic machine.  Many
early mini's had very little software available.  Even less of it is 
'usable' in
a practical sense.

What if anything is wrong with developing new software for older systems?