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Operating Systems => Not Quite Mainstream OSes => Topic started by: mobrien_12 on 23 April 2006, 08:09

Title: Syllable
Post by: mobrien_12 on 23 April 2006, 08:09

Apparently AtheOS has been forked, which is good because AtheOS is pretty much DEAD.  

This looks pretty good for a 0.x version.

http://www.syllable.org/

Title: Re: Syllable
Post by: inane on 23 April 2006, 22:46

It looks very promising... I remember AtheOS too... huh... never tried it though, perhaps when I get some time I'll try Syllable 0.6

Title: Re: Syllable
Post by: Aloone_Jonez on 24 April 2006, 11:35

I've never heard of it but what does it have that Linux, Mac OS or even Windows doesn't have?

Title: Re: Syllable
Post by: H_TeXMeX_H on 24 April 2006, 20:08

Less compatibility, more emulation

Title: Re: Syllable
Post by: Aloone_Jonez on 24 April 2006, 21:42

Wow I bet that fucking flies. :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Syllable
Post by: piratePenguin on 24 April 2006, 22:32

There's quite a few OSes like this (haiku off the top of my head). I like to see them. Better than a GNU/Linux distribution, the developers write basically everything themselves so it's usually integrated (good and bad, good and bad).

They're just making an OS that's fast and easy to use, and they're doing it their way.

Title: Re: Syllable
Post by: Aloone_Jonez on 25 April 2006, 00:16

Maybe so but I was being sarcastic, I can't see how an OS that has poor  and relies on heavily emulation can be fast.

Title: Re: Syllable
Post by: H_TeXMeX_H on 25 April 2006, 00:50

The two are kinda intertwined and almost ubiquitous in "Not Qutie Mainstream OSes" ... they need more emulation because they have less compatibility, that doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be really slow, but it's probably gonna be slower than non having to use emulation.

Title: Re: Syllable
Post by: Refalm on 25 April 2006, 09:58

Quote from: Aloone_Jonez

Maybe so but I was being sarcastic, I can't see how an OS that has poor  and relies on heavily emulation can be fast.

I don't think the OS itself relies on emulation, I think some of their applications do.

Title: Re: Syllable
Post by: Orethrius on 28 April 2006, 07:08

Wow, I was unaware that Syllable had switched from a Linux backend and Be frontend to just using VPC to handle everything.  Then again, it might just be a misunderstanding over poorly chosen words.  ;)

Title: Re: Syllable
Post by: mobrien_12 on 28 January 2007, 18:40

I tried the latest version 0.6.2.  Stability has improved significantly.  

I just wish they had better ethernet hardware support.

Title: Re: Syllable
Post by: mobrien_12 on 13 May 2008, 08:37

Syllable is up to 0.64.  It's much more stable and has far better hardware support, including better ethernet hardware support.  

It's feeling a bit pokey though... not sure if that's just the live CD factor kicking in.  

You all might want to give it a shot.

Title: Re: Syllable
Post by: worker201 on 13 May 2008, 09:18

Will it run on a Mac?  Or more specifically, my Intel Mac?

Title: Re: Syllable
Post by: mobrien_12 on 13 May 2008, 20:53

I think it would run on an Intel mac (they can run other PC operating systems).  Syllable is available as live CD (like Knoppix) so you can try without risk and it's only 160 MB download.

Title: Re: Syllable
Post by: Kintaro on 13 August 2008, 03:34

Installed it on VMware and it boots to a blank screen. If they can't support VMware they're not even trying.

Title: Re: Syllable
Post by: Refalm on 23 August 2008, 21:00

I tried the LiveCD recently, it got stuck at the blue loading screen, stating:
"IRQ 11, something, blabla"