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Re: The Internet-enabled Contiki Desktop OS
I have to say, this isn't half bad, a good program for sure........
Mike.........
"Adam Dunkels" <adam@dunkels.net> wrote in message
pan.2003.03.10.07.51.18.304706@dunkels.net">news:pan.2003.03.10.07.51.18.304706@dunkels.net...
> Hello c.s.cbm, c.s.atari.8bit, and c.s.apple2!
>
> I am extremely proud to present version 1.0 of the cross-platform,
> open-source, Internet-enabled Contiki operating system and desktop
> environment. Contiki was originally intended for the the (unexpanded)
> Commodore 64, but also runs on the VIC-20, CBM PET, Plus/4, Atari
> 8-bit and the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Ports to the 8-bit
> Apple ][, Atari Jaguar, and a bunch of other platforms are under
> development. This first version of Contiki contains the following:
>
> * Multitasking kernel.
> * Windowing system with themeable GUI toolkit.
> * Screensaver.
> * TCP/IP networking with RS-232/SLIP or Ethernet (PPP support is under
> development).
> * Personal web server for convenient file transfers (currently only on
> C64/TFE systems).
> * Simple Telnet client (instead of the web server on RS232-systems).
> * Web browser (the world's first true web browser for 8-bit systems!).
>
> Everything is fully multitasking and does not require any loading of
> programs. Contiki does not require a disk drive or any other form of
> mass-storage devices, which means that it is useful both for disk
> drive owners and tape users.
>
> See the Contiki web site for more information, a FAQ, lots of
> screenshots and for downloading the binaries or the source code:
>
> http://dunkels.com/adam/contiki/
>
> Contiki was written in the C programming language by me (Adam Dunkels)
> with encouragement, suggestions and support from Ullrich von
> Bassewitz, author of the cc65 C compiler. The VIC-20 port has been
> made in cooperation with Anders Carlsson, the Atari 8-bit port in
> cooperation with Christian Groessler, and the NES port together with
> Groepaz/Hitmen. Chris Morse is currently working on the Apple ][ port
> and Matthias Domin is working on the Atari Jaguar port. Lawrence
> Chitty is working on PPP support and on porting Contiki to the Sharp
> Wizard PDA, Fabio Fumi is porting selected parts of Contiki to the
> Casio PocketViewer, and James Dessart is porting Contiki to the Tandy
> CoCo. Mikael Backlund has drawn the Contiki desktop icons. Huge
> thanks to all for making this possible!
>
> /adam
> --
> Adam Dunkels - http://dunkels.com/adam/
>
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