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ALTIMIT OS
Company/
developer:
Altimit Corporation

In the fictional .hack world, ALTIMIT OS is virtually the only surviving operating system after the Pluto's Kiss computer virus that destroyed much of the Internet on 2005. It is also the operating system that is used to play the popular, but fictional, MMORPG The World. The term software company could be applied to; a) a company that produces software or b) a company that distributes software from a third party or c) a company that provides services for software. ... A software developer is a programmer who is concerned with one or more facets of the software development process, a somewhat broader scope of computer programming. ... The Altimit Corporation is credited for the development of the ALTIMIT OS operating system in the . ... For the PlayStation 2 video game series by the same name, see . ... An operating system (OS) is a computer program that manages the hardware and software resources of a computer. ... In the fictional . ... A computer virus is a computer program which reproduces. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Players interacting in Ultima Online. ... The World is an MMORPG created and distributed by the CC Corporation in the mega-popular anime and manga franchise, .hack. ...


By the year 2017, ALTIMIT OS has been replaced by ALTIMIT MINE OS.


Altimit OS was created by Altimit Corporation, with headquarters in San Francisco, California, USA. The Altimit Corporation is credited for the development of the ALTIMIT OS operating system in the . ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

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The World

The World, the killer app (most popular application) of Altimit OS, was released in December 2007, being the first online game available ever since the Pluto's Kiss incident. Millions of copies were downloaded the first month alone. By 2010, more than 20 million players joined the game. The World is an MMORPG created and distributed by the CC Corporation in the mega-popular anime and manga franchise, .hack. ... A killer application (commonly shortened to killer app) is a computer program that is so useful that people will buy a particular computer hardware, gaming console, and/or an operating system simply to run that program. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


The World began its life as a prototype called "Fragment". With time, it evolved into "The World". Some Altimit OS programmers quit their jobs in Altimit to join the development crew of "The World". Later, the CyberConnect Corporation (CC Corp.) was founded. This company later released the game, and it is the one that does the administration. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into The World (.hack). ...


Known Features

Although The World (a native Altimit OS application) is a full 3D-world that immerses the gamer into the gameplay, no VR-gloves are used, just gamepads. It has been suggested that Gamepad be merged into this article or section. ...


Altimit OS runs on a variety of systems, not just laptops, but also mobile phones and portable computers. A laptop computer or simply laptop (also notebook computer or notebook) is a small mobile personal computer, which usually weighs 2. ... A Portable computer is a computer that is designed to be moved from one place to another (in other words, it is a computer that is portable). ...


A basic Altimit OS includes a Mail reader. E-mail, or email, is short for electronic mail and is a method of composing, sending, and receiving messages over electronic communication systems. ...


As seen in .hack//Liminality, a larger Internet Protocol address space is used by The World, and other ALTIMIT OS applications, with addresses like 295.252.352.436.325 supported. .hack//Liminality is the OVA series directly related to the video game series for the PlayStation 2, with the perspective of Liminality focused on the real world as opposed to the games MMORPG The World. ... The Internet Protocol (IP) is a data-oriented protocol used for communicating data across a packet-switched internetwork. ...


Hardware

Altimit OS might run in a RISC-class evolved hardware, similar (in some way) to the G3, G4 and G5 Macintosh computers. The first Macintosh computer, introduced in 1984, upgraded to a 512K Fat Mac. The Macintosh or Mac, is a line of personal computers designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Computer. ...


The most common display devices in use are Widescreen Flat Panels, with VR Helmets used in "The World". It can be played without the helmet. Virtual reality (VR) is a technology which allows a user to interact with a computer-simulated environment, be it a real or imagined one. ...


Other devices include wireless optical mice, keyboards, VR Helmets and gamepads. Virtual reality (VR) is a technology which allows a user to interact with a computer-simulated environment, be it a real or imagined one. ...


Remarks

The idea of a single, secure and universal OS has been attempted several times in computer history. Some include Freedows, JNode or JavaOS. Freedows OS was an open source attempt at creating a Windows clone for x86 platforms, intended to be released under the GNU General Public License, started in 1996 by Reece K. Sellin, an undergraduate Computing Science Major at the University College of the Cariboo in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. ... JNode (Java New Operating System Design Effort) is an open-source project to create a Java platform operating system. ... JavaOS is an operating system with a Java virtual machine as a fundamental component. ...


Nevertheless, Altimit OS underlying philosophy is a mix from past, present, and (likely) future operating systems. Some GUI concepts are drawn from Open Source desktops environment, such as GNOME or KDE. GUI "eye candy" effects are very close to the Aqua engine found in Mac OS X incarnations (icon animation and resizing). The simplicity of the desktop is a reminiscence of the now discontinued BeOS. Open source software refers to computer software available with its source code and under an open source license. ... The GNOME project is an international effort to create an easy-to-use computing platform built entirely from free software. ... For the stock ticker symbol, see 4Kids Entertainment. ... Mac OS X 10. ... Mac OS X (official IPA pronunciation: ) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... BeOS is an operating system for personal computers which began development by Be Inc. ...


In short, Altimit OS could be what the project .hack authors consider "the perfect OS" (A theory backed up by its name, Al-ti-mit which is basically word play of the word 'ultimate'), a computer utopia that cannot be reached with current hardware and software designs. For the PlayStation 2 video game series by the same name, see . ... An operating system (OS) is a computer program that manages the hardware and software resources of a computer. ...


Also, ALTIMIT was the only operating system that was able to resist the Pluto's Kiss virus. So, after a huge amount of government funding, ALTIMIT OS became the standard in all new computers.


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ALTIMIT OS - .hack//Wiki - a Wikia wiki (484 words)
ALTIMIT was the only OS that had not been affected by the diaster, and later studies showed that the OS was constructed in such a way as to make it nearly immune to all known computer viruses.
Public support of ALTIMIT began to fade in the year 2010 when Pluto Again occured.
Despite this, ALTIMIT still managed to keep a firm grip on the market, though their control over it would never be as strong as it had been.
ALTIMIT OS (461 words)
Altimit OS runs on a variety of systems, not just laptops, but also mobile phones and portable computers.
Altimit OS might run in a RISC-class evolved hardware, similar (in some way) to the G3,G4 and G5 Macintosh computers.
In short, Altimit OS could be what the project.hack authors consider "the perfect OS", a computer utopia that cannot be reached with current hardware and software designs.
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