Syllable, a User Friendly, POSIX Compatible Operating System (original) (raw)

Reducing software waste

Welcome on the new web site for the Syllable operating system project. Syllable is a unique and complete operating system that is easy to use, powerful, lightweight and extraordinarily fast and responsive. It has its own, tightly integrated kernel, file system, Graphical User Interface and applications, and also supports many cross-platform open-source programs. Syllable Server is a matching, small and efficient, companion Linux system. Syllable makes better use of your hardware by reducing waste in the software. It can make a new or tiny computer extremely fast and an old computer usable again.

Stay tuned!

Evacuation of Irpin, 26km west of Kyiv.

7 мар. 2022, Zavorychi

7 мар. 2022, Ukrainians protesting while Russian military drives by.

Arrest of Yelena Osipova, St Petersburg.

25 февраля 2022, Детский сад в Ахтырке

Вторжение в Украину: отслеживание применения кассетных боеприпасов в жилых кварталах

New, custom forum launched.

[ ](/images/screenshots/Desktop/0.5.6/Syllable-0.5.6.jpg)Syllable 0.5.6 running many applications

• The Meta Project Home
• Meta, a Human-Friendly Programming Language, Reducing Software Waste
• Syllable Forum / News
• Old Syllable Web Site
• Features
  • Features Inherited from AtheOS
    * About AtheOS
    * AtheOS Features
    * AtheOS Graphical User Interface
  • Syllable Server Features
• Screenshots on SourceForge
  • AtheOS Screenshots
• Downloads
  • Source Code
  • Syllable Server (Linux)
• Documentation
  • Programming
  • Syllable Server
• Road Map
• Community
• AtheOS, Predecessor of Syllable
• Contact

Video of GLExcess OpenGL 3D Demo by Florent "Bogomips" Corby

Downloads

[ ](/images/screenshots/Desktop/0.6.6/SyllableDesktop-0.6.6.jpg)Syllable 0.6.6

• System Distributions
  • SyllableDesktop-0.6.7-1.i586.iso.7z (92 MB) Syllable 0.6.7 installation CD
  • SyllableDesktop-0.6.7-development-1.i586.zip (4 MB) Syllable 0.6.7 development package (header files and static libraries)
  • Community
    * Jazz-4-Syllable-0.6.7.7z (437 MB) Syllable 0.6.7 installation CD including extra packages and development environment, by Chris "nos" Robinson
  • Virtual Machine Images for Emulators (VMware, QEmu, Virtual PC, VirtualBox, etc.)
    * SyllableDesktop-0.6.6.i586.VM.7z (55 MB) Syllable 0.6.6, VMware format
    * SyllableDesktop-0.6.6.i586.VM.exe (55 MB) Syllable 0.6.6, VMware format, self-extracting archive for Windows or WINE
  • SyllableDesktop-0.6.6-LiveCD.i586.iso.7z (55 MB) Syllable 0.6.6 live CD (7-Zip format)
  • SyllableDesktop-0.6.6-LiveCD.i586.iso.xz (55 MB) Syllable 0.6.6 live CD (XZ format)
  • SyllableDesktop-0.6.6-documentation.zip (4 MB) Syllable 0.6.6 documentation package
  • MD5 checksums of Syllable 0.6.6 downloads
  • Older Syllable Versions and Upgrades on SourceForge

[ ](//sites.google.com/site/syllablesoftware/)By Florent "Bogomips" Corby

• Graphical Applications
  • Community
    * goIRC Good Old Internet Relay Chat by Sebastian Kasparek
• Collection Packs
  • ShellEssentials-1.i586.zip (14 MB) Shell Essentials: command-line tools
  • NetworkNecessities-3.i586.zip (6 MB) Network Necessities: network tools
  • DevelopersDelight-8.i586.zip (44 MB) Developer's Delight: programming tools
  • PerlPit-6.i586.zip (13 MB) Perl Pit: Perl programming language and tools

[ ](/images/screenshots/Desktop/0.6.7/Open-source-REBOL-3-on-SyllableDesktop.png)The REBOL 3 programming language

• Resource Packages
  • Community
    * Ruwen Boehm
• Other Downloads
• Community
  • Syllable Software by Florent "Bogomips" Corby
  • Henrik Isaksson
  • Jonas Jarvoll
  • Ruwen Boehm

Source Code

• SyllableDesktop-0.6.6.source.zip (8 MB) Syllable 0.6.6 source code
• Community
  • Archive of source code history, mirror of Syllable CVS repository, by Andrew Hull
  • David Kent
  • goIRC Good Old Internet Relay Chat by Sebastian Kasparek
• Webster-alpha1.source.zip (26 MB) Webster web browser alpha 1 source code
• Whisper email application (alpha 0.9)
  • Whisper-0.8.source.zip (352 KB) Whisper 0.8 source code
• High-Level Multi-Media Library

Syllable Server (Linux)

[ ](/images/screenshots/Server/0.1/Server-0.1-MidnightCommander.png)Syllable Server running Midnight Commander in a Bochs Virtual Machine on Syllable Desktop

• SyllableServer-0.4.i486.zip (92 MB) Syllable Server 0.4 installation package
• SyllableServer-0.4-development.i486.zip (7 MB) Syllable Server 0.4 development package (header files and static libraries)
• Virtual Machine Images for Emulators
  • SyllableServer-0.1.i686.VM.7z (82 MB) Syllable Server 0.1, VMware format for VMware, QEmu, Virtual PC, VirtualBox, etc.
  • SyllableServer-0.1.i686.raw.1GB.7z (81 MB) Syllable Server 0.1, raw disk format for QEmu, Bochs, etc.
  • Getting Started with Syllable Server 0.1
• Collection Packs
  • ShellEssentials-1.Linux.i486.zip (9 MB) Shell Essentials: command-line tools
  • NetworkNecessities-1.Linux.i486.zip (2 MB) Network Necessities: network tools
  • DevelopersDelight-1.Linux.i486.zip (49 MB) Developer's Delight: programming tools
  • PerlPit-1.Linux.i486.zip (9 MB) Perl Pit: Perl programming language and tools
• Resource Packages

Documentation

• Common Questions
  • Common Questions About AtheOS
• Installing Syllable
  Publications
  • Installation walk-through, PCLinuxOS Magazine, by Darrel Johnston

Installation video and tour of Syllable 0.6.7, Jazz 4 developer edition, sIDE Integrated Development Environment

• Getting Started
  Publications
  • Syllable 0.6.6 walk-through, PCLinuxOS Magazine, by Darrel Johnston
• Manual Pages
  • Command-Line Commands (Manual Section 1)
  • Command-Line Maintenance Commands (Manual Section 8)
  • Command-Line Environment (Manual Section 7)
  • File Formats (Manual Section 5)
• Changes in Syllable 0.6.7
  • Changes in Syllable 0.6.6
  • Changes in Syllable 0.6.5
  • Changes in AtheOS
  • AtheOS News
• Copyrights
• Known Issues
• Community
  • Archive of The Syllable User's Bible, by Brent P. Newhall & others
• Syllable on Wikipedia
  • AtheOS File System on Wikipedia
  • ABrowse web browser on Wikipedia (superseded by Webster)
  • AtheOS on Wikipedia

Programming

[ ](/documentation/introduction/images/sIDE-1.png)The Syllable Integrated Development Environment

• Common Questions
• AtheOS Documentation
  • The POSIX standards in AtheOS
  • Multi-Threading in AtheOS
• How to Start Developing
• Example Application
  • Command-line Hello World script in REBOL / ORCA
  • Graphical Hello World application in C++
    * Makefile for C++
    * Compilation script for C++
• Human Interface Guide
• Coding Style Guide
• Device Drivers
  • Drivers Overview
  • Audio Drivers
• Reference Documentation
  • Syllable Library
  • Multi-Media Library
  • C Functions (Manual Section 3)
  • Kernel Interface
    * System Calls
    * Drivers Interface
    * Private Interface
• Known Issues in Syllable Library & App Server
• General Cross-Platform Documentation
  • The C Programming Language, 2nd Edition
• Background Information from BeOS
  • The Be Book
  • Programming the Be Operating System
  • Practical File System Design with the Be File System

Syllable Server

• Installing Syllable Server & Getting Started
• Changes in Syllable Server

Road Map

Current priorities, in order. Syllable has been in hibernation for some time, but we are waking the sleeping beauty. There is no time schedule for these developments. Much depends on support from the community and funding by organisations. We can implement specific wishes when there is funding for them. In times when there is no funding, we will follow our own priorities, which usually follow the low-hanging fruit.

Done

• Use and develop the Meta web and download server to host new websites for Syllable and AtheOS.
• Create an archive of the old Syllable website, served by Meta.
• Set up a new archive of the AtheOS website and downloads, served by Meta.
• Create a new, modern, mobile-friendly website for Syllable, using the Meta Project web Content Management System and served by Meta.
• Create a new, custom forum for Syllable, using the Meta Project web application platform and served by Meta.

In Progress

• Gather relevant material, downloads and links, to make them available and to make the project infrastructure easier to maintain.
• Build an inclusive community, where anyone with good intentions can feel welcome.

Medium Term

• Update the contents of material and migrate it to the new Content Management System, to modernise it and make it easier to maintain.
• Release the Meta programming language for Syllable, to continue Syllable's innovation.
• Create a crowd-funding system using Meta, to fund the project and let users influence priorities.

Long Term

• Keep tracking the Meta Project to use its facilities for Syllable, as they develop.
• Use the Meta programming language for Syllable development, to further improve the quality and approachability of the system.

AtheOS

[ ](/images/screenshots/AtheOS/AtheOS-0.3.7-on-Syllable-0.6.4.png)AtheOS 0.3.7 running in a Bochs Virtual Machine on Syllable 0.6.4

• Archive of AtheOS by Kurt Skauen, Syllable's Predecessor
• Virtual Machine Images for Emulators
  • AtheOS-0.3.7.i586.VM.7z (11 MB) AtheOS 0.3.7, VMware format for VMware, QEmu, Virtual PC, VirtualBox, etc.
  • AtheOS-0.3.7.i586.raw.512M.7z (11 MB) AtheOS 0.3.7, raw disk format for QEmu, Bochs, etc.