I make the specification of non-linux because otherwise this would just become a thread full of obscure distros that do the same thing as a million other distros.
Some lesser known OSs:
- AROS - based on Amiga OS, has some derivatives like IcarOS and MorphOS
- Haiku - based on BeOS
- Redox - Unix-like, made in Rust (might technically count as linux?)
- Serenity - Unix-like, very late 90s look and feel
- Kolibri - Tiny OS, the image is ~44MB. It also has a smaller version that fits in a single floppy.
- PhantomOS - When 3 Russians decide to turn everything about a typical OS upside down.
PalmOS as an alternative to Android/ios
Do you mean the successor WebOS? Cause I thought that was pretty cool when I test-drove it in a mobile store.
It really feels like any alternative in mobile space would be a welcome addition, though first we’d need OEMs to stop being assholes and allow users to more easily install custom ROMs or whatever.
Youtube in 160x160 at 1bpp.
I’m pretty sure it was 2 bits per pixel; my Palm M125 could do four shades of grey.
Now only to be found on LG TVs. :-(