Image: reddit.com · Claude made me realize I could actually build an OS for my daughters
A kid-friendly OS for an old Acer Aspire One netbook
A programmer customised antiX on an early netbook for his young daughters, filled it with small games Claude and other models wrote, then set out to build them an OS.
Credits
- Reddit poster orblabs Source ↗
- Reddit poster Bolhaugrik Source ↗
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The full story
A programmer of 20-plus years wanted to turn an old Acer Aspire One, one of the early netbooks, into a computer for his two daughters, aged about 3 and 5. antiX was about the only modern Linux distribution that ran decently on it, so he customised it and added little activities such as mazes, counting games and drawing. He coded the first ones himself, then Claude and other models became good enough to write working little games too.
The girls loved it, but a normal desktop was a mess for small children: clicking an icon three times opened three copies of a game, and a text editor offered dozens of things to change by accident. Claude made him realise that building an OS for them was a realistic thing for one person to attempt.
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Reddit: Claude made me realize I could actually build an OS for my daughtersReddit poster: orblabsPosted
The maker's post on r/ClaudeAI.
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- Reddit: One Saturday afternoon I found an Acer Aspire One netbook on my desk. Almost every op runsReddit poster: BolhaugrikPosted
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