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Syllable 0.6.6

• System Distributions
  • SyllableDesktop-0.6.7-1.i586.iso.7z (92 MB) Syllable 0.6.7 installation CD
  • SyllableDesktop-0.6.7-development-1.i586.zip (4 MB) Syllable 0.6.7 development package (header files and static libraries)
  • Virtual Machine Images for Emulators (VMware, QEmu, Virtual PC, VirtualBox, etc.)
    • Syllable-0.6.7-1.qcow2 (443 MB) Syllable 0.6.7, QEmu 1.1 or newer format
    • SyllableDesktop-0.6.6.i586.VM.7z (55 MB) Syllable 0.6.6, VMware format
    • SyllableDesktop-0.6.6.i586.VM.exe (55 MB) Syllable 0.6.6, VMware format, self-extracting archive for Windows or WINE
  • Community
    • Jazz-4-Syllable-0.6.7.7z (437 MB) Syllable 0.6.7 installation CD including extra packages and development environment, by Chris "nos" Robinson
  • SyllableDesktop-0.6.6-LiveCD.i586.iso.7z (55 MB) Syllable 0.6.6 live CD (7-Zip format)
  • SyllableDesktop-0.6.6-LiveCD.i586.iso.xz (55 MB) Syllable 0.6.6 live CD (XZ format)
  • SyllableDesktop-0.6.6-documentation.zip (4 MB) Syllable 0.6.6 documentation package
  • MD5 checksums of Syllable 0.6.6 downloads
  • Older Syllable Versions and Upgrades on SourceForge

By Florent "Bogomips" Corby

• Graphical Applications
  • Community
    • goIRC Good Old Internet Relay Chat by Sebastian Kasparek
• Collection Packs
  • ShellEssentials-1.i586.zip (14 MB) Shell Essentials: command-line tools
  • NetworkNecessities-3.i586.zip (6 MB) Network Necessities: network tools
  • DevelopersDelight-8.i586.zip (44 MB) Developer's Delight: programming tools
  • PerlPit-6.i586.zip (13 MB) Perl Pit: Perl programming language and tools

The REBOL 3 programming language

• Resource Packages
  • Community
    • Ruwen Boehm
• Other Downloads
• Community
  • Syllable Software by Florent "Bogomips" Corby
  • Henrik Isaksson
  • Jonas Jarvoll
  • Ruwen Boehm

Source Code

• SyllableDesktop-0.6.6.source.zip (8 MB) Syllable 0.6.6 source code
• Community
  • Archive of source code history, mirror of Syllable CVS repository, by Andrew Hull
  • David Kent
  • goIRC Good Old Internet Relay Chat by Sebastian Kasparek
• Webster-alpha1.source.zip (26 MB) Webster web browser alpha 1 source code
• Whisper email application (alpha 0.9)
  • Whisper-0.8.source.zip (352 KB) Whisper 0.8 source code
• High-Level Multi-Media Library

Syllable Server (Linux)

Syllable Server running Midnight Commander in a Bochs Virtual Machine on Syllable Desktop

• SyllableServer-0.4.i486.zip (92 MB) Syllable Server 0.4 installation package
• SyllableServer-0.4-development.i486.zip (7 MB) Syllable Server 0.4 development package (header files and static libraries)
• Virtual Machine Images for Emulators
  • SyllableServer-0.1.i686.VM.7z (82 MB) Syllable Server 0.1, VMware format for VMware, QEmu, Virtual PC, VirtualBox, etc.
  • SyllableServer-0.1.i686.raw.1GB.7z (81 MB) Syllable Server 0.1, raw disk format for QEmu, Bochs, etc.
  • Getting Started with Syllable Server 0.1
• Collection Packs
  • ShellEssentials-1.Linux.i486.zip (9 MB) Shell Essentials: command-line tools
  • NetworkNecessities-1.Linux.i486.zip (2 MB) Network Necessities: network tools
  • DevelopersDelight-1.Linux.i486.zip (49 MB) Developer's Delight: programming tools
  • PerlPit-1.Linux.i486.zip (9 MB) Perl Pit: Perl programming language and tools
• Resource Packages

Documentation

• Common Questions
  • Common Questions About AtheOS
• Installing Syllable
  Publications
  • Installation walk-through, PCLinuxOS Magazine, by Darrel Johnston

Installation video and tour of Syllable 0.6.7, Jazz 4 developer edition, sIDE Integrated Development Environment

• Getting Started
  Publications
  • Syllable 0.6.6 walk-through, PCLinuxOS Magazine, by Darrel Johnston
• Manual Pages
  • Command-Line Commands (Manual Section 1)
  • Command-Line Maintenance Commands (Manual Section 8)
  • Command-Line Environment (Manual Section 7)
  • File Formats (Manual Section 5)
• Changes in Syllable 0.6.7
  • Changes in Syllable 0.6.6
  • Changes in Syllable 0.6.5
  • Changes in AtheOS
  • AtheOS News
• Copyrights
• Known Issues
• Community
  • Archive of The Syllable User's Bible, by Brent P. Newhall & others
• Syllable on Wikipedia
  • AtheOS File System on Wikipedia
  • ABrowse web browser on Wikipedia (superseded by Webster)
  • AtheOS on Wikipedia

Programming

The Syllable Integrated Development Environment

• Common Questions
• AtheOS Documentation
  • The POSIX standards in AtheOS
  • Multi-Threading in AtheOS
• How to Start Developing
• Example Application
  • Command-line Hello World script in REBOL / ORCA
  • Graphical Hello World application in C++
    • Makefile for C++
    • Compilation script for C++
• Human Interface Guide
• Coding Style Guide
• Device Drivers
  • Drivers Overview
  • Audio Drivers
• Reference Documentation
  • Syllable Library
  • Multi-Media Library
  • C Functions (Manual Section 3)
  • Kernel Interface
    • System Calls
      • System Calls List
      • System Calls Table
    • Drivers Interface
    • Private Interface
• Known Issues in Syllable Library & App Server
• General Cross-Platform Documentation
  • The C Programming Language, 2nd Edition
• Background Information from BeOS
  • The Be Book
  • Programming the Be Operating System
  • Practical File System Design with the Be File System

Syllable Server

• Installing Syllable Server & Getting Started
• Changes in Syllable Server

Road Map

Current priorities, in order. Syllable has been in hibernation for some time, but we are waking the sleeping beauty. There is no time schedule for these developments. Much depends on support from the community and funding by organisations. We can implement specific wishes when there is funding for them. In times when there is no funding, we will follow our own priorities, which usually follow the low-hanging fruit.

Done

• Use and develop the Meta web and download server to host new websites for Syllable and AtheOS.
• Create an archive of the old Syllable website, served by Meta.
• Set up a new archive of the AtheOS website and downloads, served by Meta.
• Create a new, modern, mobile-friendly website for Syllable, using the Meta Project web Content Management System and served by Meta.
• Create a new, custom forum for Syllable, using the Meta Project web application platform and served by Meta.
• Release a Virtual Machine / emulator image for Syllable 0.6.7.

In Progress

• Celebrations for Syllable's 20 years anniversary.
• Gather relevant material, downloads and links, to make them available and to make the project infrastructure easier to maintain.
• Build an inclusive community, where anyone with good intentions can feel welcome.

Medium Term

• Update the contents of material and migrate it to the new Content Management System, to modernise it and make it easier to maintain.
• Release the Meta programming language for Syllable, to continue Syllable's innovation.
• Create a crowd-funding system using Meta, to fund the project and let users influence priorities.

Long Term

• Keep tracking the Meta Project to use its facilities for Syllable, as they develop.
• Use the Meta programming language for Syllable development, to further improve the quality and approachability of the system.

Community

• Forum / News
• Syllable France, by Florent "Bogomips" Corby

Syllable 0.6.7 Presentation Video by Jonathan Turner

• Archive of Old Forum
• Mailing List Archives
  • Announcements
  • Developers
  • Kernel Discussions

AtheOS

AtheOS 0.3.7 running in a Bochs Virtual Machine on Syllable 0.6.4

• Archive of AtheOS by Kurt Skauen, Syllable's Predecessor
• Virtual Machine Images for Emulators
  • AtheOS-0.3.7.i586.VM.7z (11 MB) AtheOS 0.3.7, VMware format for VMware, QEmu, Virtual PC, VirtualBox, etc.
  • AtheOS-0.3.7.i586.raw.512M.7z (11 MB) AtheOS 0.3.7, raw disk format for QEmu, Bochs, etc.

Contact

The project and its community can be contacted on its forum.

If you need to contact us privately, for example to discuss contract work, you can do so by email: [email protected]