TurronOS - Revision history

Martlet at 19:55, 1 November 2023

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Martlet at 19:55, 1 November 2023

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	Although TurronOS has been "Y2K-compliant" since the beginning of its development; in 1999, a considerable amount of TurronOS users questioned whether their computers would continue to function come the new millenium.		Although TurronOS has been "Y2K-compliant" since the beginning of its development; in 1999, a considerable amount of TurronOS users questioned whether their computers would continue to function come the new millenium.
	The version pictured on this page is TurronOS 2000, released in 2000 both to introduce a new user-interface style and to ease concern about TurronOS' ability to function post-Y2K. TurronOS 2000 and late versions of TurronOS 1999 were marketed as "fully Y2K-ready."		The version pictured on this page is TurronOS 2000, released in 2000 both to introduce a new user-interface style and to ease concern about TurronOS' ability to function post-Y2K. TurronOS 2000 and late versions of TurronOS 1999 were marketed as "fully Y2K-ready."

			[[Category:Software]] [[Category:TurronTech]]

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	Out of the box, it includes (but is not limited to) a terminal emulator, a file manager, an image editor and text editor, a web browser, a media player, a desktop hypervisor, and a full office suite. It contains compatibility tools to run programs written for [[Linux]], DOS and Windows.		Out of the box, it includes (but is not limited to) a terminal emulator, a file manager, an image editor and text editor, a web browser, a media player, a desktop hypervisor, and a full office suite. It contains compatibility tools to run programs written for [[Linux]], DOS and Windows.

			TurronOS is popular in the home and office computing markets.

	== Development ==		== Development ==

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	== Development ==		== Development ==

			TurronOS' versioning scheme uses release years for version numbers. It is comparable to [[Windows Server]] versioning or [[Ubuntu]] versioning.

	TurronOS was first introduced in 1995 as a competitor to [[Windows 95]] and the emerging [[OSBlue]] platform. When designing TurronOS, TurronTech wanted to "combine the ease of Windows with the power and efficiency of a Unix-like operating system."		TurronOS was first introduced in 1995 as a competitor to [[Windows 95]] and the emerging [[OSBlue]] platform. When designing TurronOS, TurronTech wanted to "combine the ease of Windows with the power and efficiency of a Unix-like operating system."

			== Y2K and TurronOS 2000 ==

			Although TurronOS has been "Y2K-compliant" since the beginning of its development; in 1999, a considerable amount of TurronOS users questioned whether their computers would continue to function come the new millenium.
			The version pictured on this page is TurronOS 2000, released in 2000 both to introduce a new user-interface style and to ease concern about TurronOS' ability to function post-Y2K. TurronOS 2000 and late versions of TurronOS 1999 were marketed as "fully Y2K-ready."

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Martlet at 22:36, 26 October 2023

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	[[File:~~Turronos2023.1~~.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=A screenshot of TurronOS ~~2023.1~~. By Joshua.\|A screenshot of TurronOS ~~2023.1~~. By [[Joshua]].]]		[[File:TurronOS.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=A screenshot of TurronOS 2000. By Joshua.\|A screenshot of TurronOS 2000. By [[Joshua]].]]

	TurronOS is an operating system developed by [[Turron Technologies]] for x86, x86_64, PowerPC, and ARM platforms. It is known for its inclusion on the [[TurronTech PC]]. It bears similarity to [[Linux]] or [[Unix]], and takes UI design inspiration from [[BeOS]], [[Windows]], and [[OS/2]].		Note: This page was partially rewritten in order to change the lore surrounding TurronOS. This notice will be removed soon.

			TurronOS is an operating system developed by [[Turron Technologies]] for x86, x86_64, PowerPC, and ARM platforms. It is known for its inclusion on the [[TurronTech PC]]. It bears similarity to [[Linux]] or [[Unix]] (despite being neither), and takes UI design inspiration from [[BeOS]], [[Windows]], and [[OS/2]].

	There are desktop, server, and mobile versions of TurronOS.		There are desktop, server, and mobile versions of TurronOS.
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	Out of the box, it includes (but is not limited to) a terminal emulator, a file manager, an image editor and text editor, a web browser, a media player, a desktop hypervisor, and a full office suite. It contains compatibility tools to run programs written for [[Linux]], DOS and Windows.		Out of the box, it includes (but is not limited to) a terminal emulator, a file manager, an image editor and text editor, a web browser, a media player, a desktop hypervisor, and a full office suite. It contains compatibility tools to run programs written for [[Linux]], DOS and Windows.

	== ~~Criticism~~ ==		== Development ==

	~~A percentage of users{{citation needed}} have criticized TurronOS for having a dated user interface. "The OS is pretty good, but the UI looks like it hasn't been updated since 2000." said one user.~~

	Most people who use TurronOS cite the old-style UI as being one of their reasons for using the OS. "It's great to finally have a break from the flat design of Windows and GNOME, I love the retro interface of TurronOS." said a self-proclaimed "TurronTech Fanatic" in a review for the OS.

	Turron Technologies reports that there are currently no plans to change the UI design language. "Part of our brand is retro design! Hell, we're the only company still making consumer-grade CRT monitors! The retro GUI is here to stay, even if we try to modernize it a bit more." said [[Joshua]].

	~~== Download ==~~

	~~TurronOS can be downloaded here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ turronos-2023.1-x86_64.iso]~~

	[[~~Category:Software~~]] [[~~Category:TurronTech~~]]		TurronOS was first introduced in 1995 as a competitor to [[Windows 95]] and the emerging [[OSBlue]] platform. When designing TurronOS, TurronTech wanted to "combine the ease of Windows with the power and efficiency of a Unix-like operating system."

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	TurronOS can be downloaded here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ turronos-2023.1-x86_64.iso]		TurronOS can be downloaded here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ turronos-2023.1-x86_64.iso]

			[[Category:Software]] [[Category:TurronTech]]

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[[File:Turronos2023.1.png|thumb|right|alt=A screenshot of TurronOS 2023.1. By Joshua.|A screenshot of TurronOS 2023.1. By [[Joshua]].]]

TurronOS is an operating system developed by [[Turron Technologies]] for x86, x86_64, PowerPC, and ARM platforms. It is known for its inclusion on the [[TurronTech PC]]. It bears similarity to [[Linux]] or [[Unix]], and takes UI design inspiration from [[BeOS]], [[Windows]], and [[OS/2]].

There are desktop, server, and mobile versions of TurronOS.

Out of the box, it includes (but is not limited to) a terminal emulator, a file manager, an image editor and text editor, a web browser, a media player, a desktop hypervisor, and a full office suite. It contains compatibility tools to run programs written for [[Linux]], DOS and Windows.

== Criticism ==

A percentage of users{{citation needed}} have criticized TurronOS for having a dated user interface. "The OS is pretty good, but the UI looks like it hasn't been updated since 2000." said one user.

Most people who use TurronOS cite the old-style UI as being one of their reasons for using the OS. "It's great to finally have a break from the flat design of Windows and GNOME, I love the retro interface of TurronOS." said a self-proclaimed "TurronTech Fanatic" in a review for the OS.

Turron Technologies reports that there are currently no plans to change the UI design language. "Part of our brand is retro design! Hell, we're the only company still making consumer-grade CRT monitors! The retro GUI is here to stay, even if we try to modernize it a bit more." said [[Joshua]].

== Download ==

TurronOS can be downloaded here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ turronos-2023.1-x86_64.iso]