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Because historically hardware was tied to the OS, UNIX is the only OS that took the route of making the underlying hardware meaningless.

It is also the main reason why NeXT and Sun NeWS are the only UNIX forks that ever provided a good desktop experience.



Are we not including macOS in this? Still the best UNIX desktop experience, IMHO.


I think MacOS == NeXT for the purpose of this discussion.


Indeed, that was my point.


Does the "server experience" count? I have never been sold on the "desktop" abstraction. I prefer to administer the computer through the command line. I guess that is why I like NetBSD. I do not see "OS" and "desktop" as synonymous or mutually inclusive.


I guess, if one wants to pretend to have a PDP-11 closet.


You mean, a huge painted cardboard mockup with a Raspberry Pi inside?




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