Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> AtomicOS - Another AjaxOS
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | It has a ROM and a Kernel and build itself up much like a real
> | operating system on real hardware. The only difference is that everything
> | is written in Javascript. It's interesting what happens when OS design
> | principles are applied to the browser.
> `----
>
> http://blogs.pathf.com/agileajax/2006/09/atomicos_anothe.html
>
> See WAJAX at the bottom. It's POSIX.
The first time I saw something like this was YouOS (www.youos.com), and
it was instantly impressive. Launching a browser *inside* a browser,
running an OS, running a browser, and so on, like a recursive
double-mirror effect to infinity, has got to be one of the weirdest
things I've ever seen.
I revisited YouOS just now, and it has certainly matured to the point of
great usability, but that other Ajax OS, EyeOS (http://eyeos.org/demo)
looks even more impressive, although not yet available as an interactive
demo.
One thing I'll say for WAJAX is that it is *much* faster and more
responsive than either of the other two, but then it does have slightly
less going on right now.
One point of contention though; isn't it more accurate to describe these
things as Window Managers in a browser environment (DOM), than actual
Operating Systems?
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K.
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