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pedrow on Aug 14, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Oberon – The Overlooked Jewel (2000) [pdf]

For the curious, it's possible to download a 'Native Oberon' image from the website[1] and run it under VirtualBox. It's interesting to see how things might have turned out and also it's astonishing how quickly it boots up. The influence on Plan9's acme (I think it's that way around) is clear.

[1]:http://www.oberon.ethz.ch/

dchest on Aug 14, 2015 | [–]

Or just go here and run it in your browser: https://schierlm.github.io/OberonEmulator/

fit2rule on Aug 14, 2015 | [–]

Looks like the archive is offline .. haven't been able to find another source, alas. :(

pedrow on Aug 23, 2015 | [–]

Sorry a bit late replying (been on vacation!) Try: ftp://ftp.ethoberon.ethz.ch/ETHOberon/

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