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Re: Codename G-OS
- Subject: Re: Codename G-OS
- From: he110@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bill R. Core)
- Date: 1997/10/23
- 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: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
- References: <343A83ED.MD-0.198.zhulien@alphalink.com.au> <343CB3E1.42E2DDDB@cvtci.com.ar>
- Reply-to: he110@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bill R. Core)
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)
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.
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
communicate easily and quickly. These would be the 'killer apps'
that any new OS needs to gain acceptance.
////Pakrat