r/haikuOS • u/DepartureSevere2354 • 2h ago

would haukiu be good for me?

9 Upvotes

I have a main desktop that I run Linux on, and I've been debating trying out Haiku for my laptop. All I really do on there is watch yt scroll eBay, and read PDFs. It's a ThinkPad T460s with an i5 6300u and a 930m, so I'm unsure of what the compatibility is

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r/haikuOS • u/jason-reddit-public • 22h ago

AI/LLM-Assisted (AI) Desktop Tower Concept

0 Upvotes

I made this just for me but had to share.

4 comments

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Haiku - An open-source operating system inspired by BeOS.

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What is Haiku?

Haiku is an open source operating system currently in development that specifically targets personal computing.

It is Inspired by the Be Operating System and aims to become a fast, efficient, simple to use, easy to learn and yet very powerful system for computer users of all levels.

The latest stable release is R1/beta6 which came out on August 26, 2026.

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