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 forked from the stagnant AtheOS in July 2002.

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Free software - Hobby - Operating system - Intel - X86 - Pentium - Forked - AtheOS - 2002

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It has a native web browser (ABrowse), email client, media player, IDE, and many more applications.

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Web browser - ABrowse - Email - IDE

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Features include:

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• 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)

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

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August 28 - 2005

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