AtheOS
The AtheOS Desktop
Website:	[1]
Company/ developer:	Kurt Skauen
OS family:	Amiga OS-like
Source model:	Open source
Latest stable release:	0.3.7 /
License:	GPL
Working state:	Abandoned

AtheOS was a free software operating system for x86-based computers. It was initially intended as an AmigaOS clone, but that objective was later abandoned. It is no longer in development, and has been superseded by the Syllable operating system. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The term software company could be applied to: a) a company that produces software, distributes software from a third party, or provides services such as custom software development. ... For other uses, see Software developer (disambiguation). ... AmigaOS is the default native operating system of the Amiga and AmigaOne personal computers. ... Open source refers to projects that are open to the public and which draw on other projects that are freely available to the general public. ... A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... Clockwise from top: The logo of the GNU Project, the Linux kernel mascot Tux, and the BSD Daemon Free software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions only... Clockwise from top: The logo of the GNU Project, the Linux kernel mascot Tux, and the BSD Daemon Free software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions only... An operating system (OS) is the software that manages the sharing of the resources of a computer and provides programmers with an interface used to access those resources. ... x86 or 80x86 is the generic name of a microprocessor architecture first developed and manufactured by Intel. ... AmigaOS is the default native operating system of the Amiga personal computer. ... Syllable is a free and open source operating system for Intel x86 Pentium and compatible processors. ...

History

It was created entirely by a Norwegian programmer, Kurt Skauen, from 1994 to the early 2000s; AtheOS was announced to the world in March 2000 on Usenet. Although it was licensed as free software, Skauen was more hesitant to accept contributions from the public than other free and open source operating system projects. The availability of the code under the GPL allowed other developers to launch Syllable, a fork from the AtheOS code base, with ongoing development. A programmer or software developer is someone who programs computers, that is, one who writes computer software. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... The 2000s are the current decade, spanning from 2000 to 2009. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Usenet (USEr NETwork) is a global, decentralized, distributed Internet discussion system that evolved from a general purpose UUCP architecture of the same name. ... Clockwise from top: The logo of the GNU Project, the Linux kernel mascot Tux, and the BSD Daemon Free software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions only... Open source refers to projects that are open to the public and which draw on other projects that are freely available to the general public. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ...

Skauen ported KHTML to AtheOS in order to create the ABrowse web browser. Konqueror using KHTML to render the Wikipedia front page. ... ABrowse is a web browser for the AtheOS/Syllable operating system. ... An example of a Web browser (Mozilla Firefox) A web browser is a software application that enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network. ...

The AtheOS homepage at http://atheos.syllable-norden.info/

Features

• Its own native 64-bit journaling file system, the AtheOS File System (usually called AFS)
• Support for symmetric multiprocessing
• An original, legacy-free, object-oriented GUI architecture
• Support for most of the POSIX standard
• Pre-emptive multitasking with multithreading
• C++ oriented API

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External links

• atheos.syllable-norden.info
• Interview With The AtheOS Creator, Kurt Skauen - OSNews (27th August, 2001)
• AtheOS Wizard Kurt Skauen Tells All - Slashdot (7th September, 2001)
• Comparing hobby OS's