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Re: Codename G-OS
- Subject: Re: Codename G-OS
- From: "Lazy Bone" <zhulien@alphalink.com.au>
- Date: 1997/10/24
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations, comp.sys.amiga.programmer, comp.sys.amstrad.8bit, comp.sys.apple2, comp.sys.atari.8bit, comp.sys.cbm, comp.sys.m6809, comp.sys.msx, comp.sys.oric, comp.sys.sinclair, comp.sys.tandy
- Organization: Badly Configured Clients, Inc.
- References: <62o7lh$lfk@alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu>
>
> I didn't catch the whole thread here. Is G-OS going to be a
> universal GUI for all 8-bit computers? What existing GUI (if any)
Firstly we are currently designing a HAL (hardware compatibility
layer) that sits on top of the CPU to make all computers (8, 16 or 32
bit) alike from the programmers point of view.
> will it resemble? If it were up to me, I would design a GUI
> with the best features of GEM (Atari ST), Intuition (Amiga), and
> NeXTSTEP (NeXt Computer). Namely, the Object-oriented nature
> of NeXTSTEP, combined with the Multitasking and extensibility
> of Intuition, along with the straightforwardness of GEM.
The OS is the next stage after the HAL and will probably have a CLI
and a GUI - I am opting for a shared library/devices scheme like
AmigaDOS.
> One feature absolutely needed for any future GUI would be
> some sort of Slip or PPP stack. This would enable a WWW browser,
> IRC client, and Mail client to be written, which would
> increase the ability of the individuals involved to
I agree, and this is definately possible - but not all computers have
serial ports. We will be devising a protocol scheme - it may be
TCP/IP but it could also be of a new design. If this is a new design,
it would be possible to create a program for Unix that impliments this
new protocol. It is likely that the new protocol will allow a device
independant networking solution in addition to basic communications.
> communicate easily and quickly. These would be the 'killer apps'
> that any new OS needs to gain acceptance.
>
> ////Pakrat
We can already browse the net on our Z80 based CPC (using ZMP and
Lynx), A native browser is possible, but we will need to revisit these
application issues when we have completed the basic design of the HAL
and OS.
If you wish to follow this thread, it has now stopped "MOSTLY" news
crossposting, and moved to a proper mailing list. Details of this
mailing list are at:
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~zhulien/GENOS.htm
Regards
Julian Cassin