Astral
Dev tools
hobby operating system
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How HN took it
11 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score +0.64.
Execution: 3 for, 0 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive that it runs Minecraft, including modern versions.
From 2 comments
This is very impressive! When I saw the title, I thought it would be classicube, but no, it's actual minecraft.
coolcoder613 on HNIndeed. Now modern minecraft (1.20) and even modded (GTNH) is working as well.
avaliosdev on HN
Motif-style window borders look good.
From 1 comment
Love the Motif-style window borders!
phendrenad2 on HN
Great hobby OS achievement.
From 2 comments
Well done and thanks for sharing, it's great to see people making a hobby OS and it's awesome that it plays Minecraft! How long have you been working on Astral?
ZebusJesus on HNThat's quite a milestone and achievement, well done! Your current Features list reads far beyond hobby level! It certainly puts my own hobby phone OS to shame. I'm still working…
whitehexagon on HN
Objections
Minecraft-running performance was not benchmarked.
From 1 comment
I would be interested in a benchmark.
charcircuit on HN
Requests
Benchmark wanted.
From 1 comment
I would be interested in a benchmark.
charcircuit on HN
Questions
How long has the project been worked on?
From 1 comment
Well done and thanks for sharing, it's great to see people making a hobby OS and it's awesome that it plays Minecraft! How long have you been working on Astral?
ZebusJesus on HN
How does the maker stay motivated?
From 1 comment
That's quite a milestone and achievement, well done! Your current Features list reads far beyond hobby level! It certainly puts my own hobby phone OS to shame. I'm still working…
whitehexagon on HN
Alternatives named
fvwm3 window manager, which the window borders are ported from.
From 1 comment
Indeed! Looks like it uses a port of https://github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm3
zamadatix on HN
PrismLauncher and the Windows Legacy launcher for Minecraft.
From 1 comment
Try the "Windows Legacy" launcher, or a 3rd party launcher like PrismLauncher. The legacy launcher is made for Windows 7 and is directly equivalent to the macOS/Linux launcher,…
creatonez on HN