Syllable (operating system)

Syllable is a free software 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 Fork (software development) from the stagnant AtheOS in July 2002.

It has a native web browser (ABrowse), email client, media player, Integrated_development_environment, 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 plus plus oriented API

Legacy-free, object-oriented graphical desktop environment on a native GUI architecture

Mostly POSIX compliant

Many software ports (Emacs, Vim, Perl, Python programming language, Apache HTTP Server etc.)

GNU toolchain (GNU_Compiler_Collection, Glibc, Binutils, Make)

Pre-emptive multitasking with multithreading

Symmetric multiprocessing (multiple processor) support

Drivers for most common hardware (video, sound, network chips)

The latest version is 0.5.7, released on August 28, 2005.

= External links =

*[http://www.syllable.org/ Syllable OS homepage] *[http://kamidake.other-space.com/ Syllable software] *[http://www.osnews.com/story.phpnews_id=7900 Introduction to Syllable s features, and the 0.5.3 release] *[http://www.osnews.com/story.phpnews_id=3802 June 2003 Interview with Syllable s Kristian Van Der Vliet] *[http://msa.section.me.uk/sdn/ Syllable Development Newsletters]