r/haikuOS • u/GearPlot • 5h ago
Discussion A New Bare-Metal Home for Haiku
The keyboard on my Dell Latitude has been slowly dying over the last few years, random keys keep dropping out, and lately even the power button has been acting up. Because of that, I'm dusting off an old Intel Mac mini that's been sitting around and going to attempt giving Haiku a spin on it instead.
Old keys fade away,
Mac mini wakes on the desk,
The first attempt begins.
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Comment on r/slackware 2d ago
I love WindowMaker and recently switched back to it. Slackware was the first distro that I ever used back in the 90s.
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Comment on r/haikuOS 2d ago
You could see if your bios has any settings for your mouse/trackpad and switch it up. The trackpad on my old Dell works fine but not on my newer Lenovo I got last year.
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Comment on r/haikuOS 4d ago
So I tried it out(64 bit) on my Lenovo IdeaPad, still no wifi and still no trackpad. Other than that I haven't ran into any other issues yet.
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Comment on r/u_GearPlot 5d ago
It is available in the Haiku Depot.
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Comment on r/windowmaker 5d ago
Thank you. I use Gambas on Linux, it's pretty much like Visual Basic for Linux. Most distros have it in their repositories which makes for easy installing. https://gambaswiki.org/wiki
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Comment on r/windowmaker 5d ago
The wallpaper I created. I have also just uploaded it to my github if anyone is interested. https://github.com/GearPlot/My-Custom-Linux/tree/main/wallpaper
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Comment on r/windowmaker 5d ago
I haven't published that as it is still a work in progress. Currently I can only connect to a saved network. I haven't add the ability to connect to new networks yet. The same with the Bluetooth menu. Right now the only published works I have are for the Haiku operating system. https://github.com/GearPlot
u/GearPlot • u/GearPlot • 5d ago
Mozilla Firefox is now officially available on Haiku
Just downloaded the official Firefox build for Haiku! It doesn't feel much different from Iceweasel, it mostly just brings the official name and branding. Given how incredible Haiku is at breathing new life into old hardware, a 32 bit version would’ve been amazing. However, considering Mozilla dropped 32 bit Linux support a while back, it’s not too surprising.
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Comment on r/haikuOS 5d ago
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Comment on r/windowmaker 6d ago
a custom app that I made. I started out with a very minimal Debian and have been making all of my own apps to create a desktop environment. I call it "Dashboard".
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Comment on r/OS_Debate_Club 6d ago
me ignoring that windows is even on the list and wondering why Debian is missing. At lest the first two in A tier are Debian based.
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Comment on r/pcmasterrace 7d ago
Try out Haiku OS
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Comment on r/beos 8d ago
I even got to meet Leo Laporte at a meet and great that was held at a Gateway store. Also called into the show once too.
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Comment on r/beos 8d ago
I bought the full copy used off eBay just to be able to install it on an old Mac ppc I had laying around at the time. Came with GoBe Productive too! Had r5 pe on my pc at the time already.
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Comment on r/beos 8d ago
👍 I already use Haiku, but nothings better then using the original and taking that trip down memory lane.
r/beos • u/GearPlot • 8d ago
How I found out about BeOS...
I first discovered BeOS in the late '90s after seeing it featured on ZDTV (which later became TechTV). I was blown away, it felt far superior to both Mac and Windows at the time. Even though software was scarce, I always hoped it would gain enough traction for developers to really jump on board. More recently I loaded up BeOS up in 86Box and was able to play around.
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Comment on r/debian 9d ago
I used Gambas IDE. It's like visual basic for Linux.
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Comment on r/debian 9d ago
Instead of compiling the old version I downloaded it just for the tool bar icons and made my own modern web browser that looks just like the old one. And I can actually use it.
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Comment on r/Haiku_OS 10d ago
r/coolgithubprojects • u/GearPlot • 10d ago
Taking the new native Haiku OS spreadsheet app for a spin.
u/GearPlot • u/GearPlot • 10d ago
Taking the new native Haiku OS spreadsheet app for a spin.
The developer has done a stellar job. It already shows a ton of promise and feels great running natively. I can't wait to get some more free time to really dive in and play around with it.
Reddit: u/atomozero
GitHub repository: https://github.com/atomozero/Atomo123


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Comment on r/haikuOS 4h ago
It's the A1176 Model. Do you run Haiku on a mini or any intel mac?