I make the specification of non-linux because otherwise this would just become a thread full of obscure distros that do the same thing as a million other distros.
Some lesser known OSs:
- AROS - based on Amiga OS, has some derivatives like IcarOS and MorphOS
- Haiku - based on BeOS
- Redox - Unix-like, made in Rust (might technically count as linux?)
- Serenity - Unix-like, very late 90s look and feel
- Kolibri - Tiny OS, the image is ~44MB. It also has a smaller version that fits in a single floppy.
- PhantomOS - When 3 Russians decide to turn everything about a typical OS upside down.
PalmOS as an alternative to Android/ios
Do you mean the successor WebOS? Cause I thought that was pretty cool when I test-drove it in a mobile store.
It really feels like any alternative in mobile space would be a welcome addition, though first we’d need OEMs to stop being assholes and allow users to more easily install custom ROMs or whatever.
Now only to be found on LG TVs. :-(