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by: nuribruner December 1, 2011 11:35 AM PST

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Building a simple OS in JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS

by nuribruner - 12/1/11 11:35 AM

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Hey Cnet,

I'm interested in building a OS completely cloud based and built with languages that even the worse computer could handle (Javascript HTML5 CSS), my goal would be to allow anyone to use it for free.Heres what I'm thinkingBasically, you'd have a VERY simple suite of apps, maybe a game or two and some word processing or something, and every time you'd make a change a JS file would be saved to your computer (or most likely you'd chose to download it when your done with your editing), and when you wanted to get back on all you'd do was upload the recently saved JS file and all your stuff would be up and running. It would be great for public computers, all you'd need would be a flash drive and you could upload it anywhere.I know it's not completely practical (at least you don't have to worry about logging in, and a server) you would still need some sort of OS to run it in the first place, but that's my goal and I'd love if you guy's would help me.

Nuri Bruner


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So another Chrome OS?

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 12/3/11 4:47 PM

In Reply to: Building a simple OS in JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS by nuribruner

That didn't do so well. Those that ignore history are doomed to repeat it.


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Nope

by nuribruner - 12/7/11 5:06 PM

In Reply to: So another Chrome OS? by R. Proffitt Moderator

Hey, no not at all, it would be nothing like google os. If you read the long description you'd see that.


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So how's the fund raising going?

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 12/7/11 5:11 PM

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I've read it 3 times and see something that I could never use.

Besides with what we have today, your approach looks like scorched earth.
That is, you have to start over.

So, let's see your prototype?
Bob


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=/

by nuribruner - 12/24/11 12:56 PM

In Reply to: So how's the fund raising going? by R. Proffitt Moderator

I agree completely about it being useless. Although it does seem like a great project, like I said its an alterative cloud OS without complicated PHP databases and storage. It allows the user to keep everything solid and keep most of the flexibility associated with a cloud based OS. For some people this feture might be found useful, or as you mentioned "...and see something that I could never use..." Like I said my goals would be to make it in a simple tri of programing languages. If you can offer any help let me know,

Nuri Bruner


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Try this.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 12/24/11 5:09 PM

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Put it up on some site like SourceForge and get going.

http://www.straw-dogs.co.uk/09/20/6-free-svn-project-hosting-services/ lists others.

Torvalds started with less!
Bob


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HTML5

by rennie90 - 4/16/12 3:11 AM

In Reply to: Building a simple OS in JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS by nuribruner

You are not the only one that is working on a HTML5-based operating system, you should take a look at this project, may contain some interesting information for the project that are working one.


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i know php

by xander345 - 5/11/12 1:44 PM

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i'd love to help you and i know php so could provide the php code for it, we could use http://send2source.net to allow people to login anonymously


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