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> What would be the benefit of using RISC OS over Raspbian, or even Ubuntu Server? Is it pure nostalgia like running Windows XP on a Pi?

It's small - apps are hundreds of KB to a few MBs and it's fast/responsive. The question is what do you want to use it for? There are apps for most things, but as it's not Unix or Windows it doesn't have a lot of ports of bigger open source apps.

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> The question is what do you want to use it for?

Exactly, people replied as if those apps and use cases are actually used today.

So it's just nostalgia right?

It could also be that it meets its users needs and gets out of the way. Commercial software is still sold for Risc OS. The market is small, I imagine even smaller than the Amiga, but some people still buy it.

Is it nostalgia, or just if it aint broke don't fix it.

> Is it nostalgia, or just if it aint broke don't fix it.

I see - yeah I get that, like classic cars, sailboats, SQL, etc.

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