Syllable (operating system)
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Syllable is a open source hobby operating system for Intel x86 Pentium and compatible processors. Its purpose is to create an easy-to-use desktop operating system for the home and small office user. It was forked from the stagnant AtheOS in July 2002.
It has a native web browser (ABrowse), email client (Whisper), media player, IDE, and many more applications.
Features include:
- A native 64-bit journaled file system, the AtheOS File System (usually called AFS), which should not be confused with the "other" AFS, Andrew file system.
- C++ oriented API
- Legacy-free, object-oriented graphical desktop environment on a native GUI architecture
- Mostly POSIX compliant
- Many software ports (Emacs, Vim, Perl, Python, Apache etc.)
- GNU toolchain (GCC, Glibc, Binutils, Make)
- Pre-emptive multitasking with multithreading
- Symmetric multiprocessing (multiple processor) support
- Drivers for most common hardware (video, sound, network chips)
External links
- [Syllable OS homepage]
- [Syllable software]
- [Introduction to Syllable's features, and the 0.5.3 release]
- [Screenshots of Syllable at OSDir.com]
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