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Ask HN: Abandoned/dead projects you think died before their time and why?

358 points ofalkaed | 1 comments | 11 Oct 25 22:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.266s | source

Just curious and who knows, maybe someone will adopt it or develop something new based on its ideas.
1. tech234a ◴[12 Oct 25 17:58 UTC] No.45560270[source]▶
Cooperative Linux (coLinux) seemed like a cool concept. It let you run the Linux kernel alongside the Windows kernel while allowing both full access to the hardware. Unfortunately it hasn't fully made the jump from 32-bit to 64-bit.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_Linux

[2]: http://www.colinux.org/