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Syllable <tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">
Syllable 0.5.3</td></tr><tr><td>Website:</td><td>syllable.org</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: left;">Company/
developer:</td><td>Kristian Van Der Vliet, Kaj de Vos, Rick Caudill, Arno Klenke, Henrik Isaksson [1]</td></tr><tr><td>OS family:</td><td>99% POSIX-compliant</td></tr><tr><td>Source model:</td><td>Open source</td></tr><tr><td>Latest stable release:</td><td>0.6.2 / November 9, 2006</td></tr><tr><td>Supported platforms:</td><td>Intel x86</td></tr><tr><td> Kernel type:</td><td>Monolithic kernel</td></tr><tr><td>License:</td><td>GNU GPL</td></tr><tr><td>Working state:</td><td>alpha</td></tr>

Syllable is an open source hobby operating system for Intel x86 Pentium and compatible processors. Its purpose is to create an easy-to-use desktop operating system for the home and small office user. It was forked from the stagnant AtheOS in July 2002.

It has a native web browser (ABrowse), email client (Whisper), media player, IDE, and many more applications.

Features include:

• Native 64-bit journaled file system, the AtheOS File System (usually called AFS, which is not the same as the Andrew File System)
• C++ oriented API
• Legacy-free, object-oriented graphical desktop environment on a native GUI architecture
• POSIX compliance is 99%
• Many software ports (Emacs, Vim, Perl, Python, Apache etc.)
• GNU toolchain (GCC, Glibc, Binutils, Make)
• Pre-emptive multitasking with multithreading
• Symmetric multiprocessing (multiple processor) support
• Device drivers for most common hardware (video, sound, network chips)

The latest version is 0.6.2, released on November 9, 2006.

[edit] External links

• Syllable OS homepage
• Syllable software
• Introduction to Syllable's features, and the 0.5.3 release
• Screenshots of Syllable at OSDir.com
• Review on NewsForge

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