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Javascript OS

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:00 pm
by dregin
From Slashdot:
slummy writes " JS/UIX 'is an UNIX-like OS for standard web-browsers, written entirely in JavaScript (no plug-ins used). It comprises a virtual machine, shell, virtual file-system, process-management, and brings its own terminal with screen- and keyboard-mapping.' If only you didn't need an OS to run the web browser on."
Would this be useful on the PSP since it would run from the browser?

(It would seem that the site has been "slashdotted", it will probably be accessable in a few hours)

I've cross posted this to ps2nfo.

Re: Javascript OS

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:35 pm
by Guest
dregin wrote:I've cross posted this to ps2nfo.
Don't forget to tell them you are cross-posting to PS2DEV. :)

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:03 am
by dregin
Nah I can deal with mindless flaming on one forum. Just not on two at the same time ;)

This actually only has one app to date, Vi, which in itself is quite useful but I was hoping it would be usable for some networking utilities such as SSH, but on reading the Slashdot comments apparently it's not as complete as I'd hoped.

Re: Javascript OS

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:26 am
by Scubix
dregin wrote:From Slashdot:
slummy writes " JS/UIX 'is an UNIX-like OS for standard web-browsers, written entirely in JavaScript (no plug-ins used). It comprises a virtual machine, shell, virtual file-system, process-management, and brings its own terminal with screen- and keyboard-mapping.' If only you didn't need an OS to run the web browser on."
Would this be useful on the PSP since it would run from the browser?

(It would seem that the site has been "slashdotted", it will probably be accessable in a few hours)

I've cross posted this to ps2nfo.
Usefull to do what ? Just think about what you're saying. It has no support for the hardware at all. It can't do anything....

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:33 am
by wulf
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|_ Don't listen to him, it still has uses... remotely controlling your home pc, for instance.. or writing text files, or any # of things.. and if I read it correctly, it only needs a javascript-enabled web browser to run...

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:50 am
by mrbrown
Off-topic, moved.

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 6:22 am
by Agoln
Is the wipeout browser javascript-enabled, has anyone tested it yet?