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@ Chen...
hahahahaha...

welllll
if I weren't so bloody busy at the moment...between work and winter preparations for my chalet..
I probably would have been the 1st to respond..
I am sure come mid to late december...things will calm for me and I imagine I will be here more than once every other day or once a day...

@taspts

you know as well as I ...being n8x0 users ...that with them...it has been about what use you wish to put to the devices.
expectation of competing toe to toe in the arena of the current devices...
I don't even try.
What the n8x0 excels at ..the modern devices cannot come close....not yet anyway.
Also..
My uses tend not to be those of the modern social media and cloud based app variety...and I assume the same could be said for you and others as well.
That being said ..I always found it fun to play with various os, wm, and de alternatives.

If the desire is browsing...you know the schtick ...iceweasel via easy deb is an option...slow but functional (yet again in compare to current devices )..(though it has been a while since I used it ..so I am not sure at this current time ...just how functional it is..on the n8x0...) and there are other options that are more pared down for browsing...if the shiny glam isn't a desire or a necessity in your browsing..

As far as your initial questions . specific.
there is only one os that is current and functional on the n8x0 ..
((o' course ..maemo diablo turbo is still the best for most non-web based work (in specific ref. to browsing)...with a large repository of programs compared to others that had or have issues and fewer apps that are also much outdated and currently un-maintained..))
and that would be ..
Inferno OS

http://www.vitanuova.com/inferno/index.html


and actually ...considering the heart of your questions
...

"Identify version of OS or confirm OS2008"

I would assume that if you haven't identified and/or need direction IN identifying..which version you are running..
It is possible from surmising that you haven't flashed it, reflashed it, installed or used xterm to determine the identity of the version.
Ergo...it I further assume you may possibly be using a variant pre-2008 .
If you look under the menu and go to your "control panel " there should be an easy to view info button which will tell you the basic device information quickly that you wish to know.


"Is there some more modern OS than OS2008 to install on N800?"

Maemo - wise ..yes there is ....
and that is diablo turbo which is 2011-ish ...
So...if you are using 2008 stock diablo...
I suggest following the comprehensive walkthrough...do all the necessary...install it on an card......and get your n800 up to speed ...you would enjoy diablo turbo much more than stock ...
I am sure.
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