# Virtual OS Museum

**URL:** <https://ifnotnil.com/t/virtual-os-museum/4705>\
**Category:** Other\
**Created:** [26 May 2026 13:01 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/virtual-os-museum/4705 "2026-05-26T13:01:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rgb](https://ifnotnil.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/858c86/32.png) [@rgb](https://ifnotnil.com/u/rgb)\
**Post date:** [26 May 2026 13:01 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/virtual-os-museum/4705/1 "2026-05-26T13:01:15Z")

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Hi,

You love try test old system OS ?

Go Here:

> **[Installation list](https://virtualosmuseum.org/installation-list/)**
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> The Virtual OS Museum is a curated, pre-installed collection of over 1,700 operating systems and standalone applications spanning the entire history of stored-program computing, from the Manchester Baby of 1948 to the present day. Distributed as a...

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**Author:** ![npalardy](https://ifnotnil.com/user_avatar/ifnotnil.com/npalardy/32/10_2.png) [@npalardy](https://ifnotnil.com/u/npalardy)\
**Post date:** [27 May 2026 02:06 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/virtual-os-museum/4705/2 "2026-05-27T02:06:10Z")

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interesting list for sure

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**Author:** ![Karen](https://ifnotnil.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@Karen](https://ifnotnil.com/u/Karen)\
**Post date:** [27 May 2026 04:06 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/virtual-os-museum/4705/3 "2026-05-27T04:06:18Z")

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They list the first OS I ever used on a DESKTOP machine back in the mid 1970s:

HP 9830A BASIC

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**Author:** ![dickey](https://ifnotnil.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/958977/32.png) [@dickey](https://ifnotnil.com/u/dickey)\
**Post date:** [28 May 2026 10:39 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/virtual-os-museum/4705/4 "2026-05-28T10:39:40Z")

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Memory lane. O/S2 made me chuckle. I attended the launch in Australia. It’s still in use to this day…(I’m not sure how - but it is…)