I have a heavy cloth, like canvas, stuffed tube that I break out when he is on his back with crazy eyes. I know he wants to get a good "dig" in. I rub the tube on his belly and he'll latch onto it a tear into it like he's gotten some sweet prey. I'll even hold one end and drag him around the floor and rotate him while he furiously kicks and chews it.
Applesoft was in ROM. The DOS was only for the disk controller. Without a disk drive I could still work the memory map, execute code, allocate memory, calls to locations, speaker calls, graphics control, load off of cassette, etc. That is the definition of an OS.
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
I wouldn't buy a car if I had to install my own engine or dashboard. "You selected the x322 dash. Here are your parts and a manual. Good luck!" It shouldn't be surprising if 99% of the population doesn't want a similar experience with their devices. PCs and such have become consumer devices, not hobbyist ones.
Unfortunately the Linux market is so fragmented that your average user is overwhelmed. This is not helped by the Linux community who in a general rule are not particularly accommodating towards novices.
Omg yes. I'm considering going to linux at home for my next system but when I look at my options I can look at 10 sources and get 10 different recommendations. There are a million flavors of linux now. Every time I look into the subject I see a new flavor has been released. I also don't want to get comfortable with one version only to find out it isn't supported or updated a few years from now and have to switch. My goal is to use it, not to be a sys admin in my spare time.
I'm tech savvier than most people so even talking about linux to the avg person is like talking about nuclear physics. Usually when I read a story about, say, someone's mom using it, it is because some very skilled linux fan installed and set it up for them.
You get beaten up for just bringing these points up.
You could save a LOT of money by replacing the execs with AI.