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Accelerated VMWare Graphic Driver for SkyOS 5

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-08 SkyOS 52 Comments

Robert Szeleney updated upcoming SkyOS 5 with an accelerated VMWare graphic driver, a port of the Links text/graphics web browser (fully supported by OSNews.com) and some development fixes.

SkyGI Update and new SDK for SkyOS

Submitted by Hexydes 2003-10-02 SkyOS 46 Comments

The entire GUI of SkyOS has been redesigned and re-implemented (although the result is not yet close to the much more refined mockup). To read more about some background information on SkyOS 5.0/SkyGI and take a look at new screenshots showing the new boot process and the new themeing concept, you may visit the SkyOS 5.0 preview preview page. Additionally, a new SDK is available.

SkyOS: Nvidia Support, GUI Contest Round Two Open

Submitted by Hexydes 2003-09-15 SkyOS 82 Comments

SkyOS now has hardware accelerated Nvidia support, supporting all known models. Additionally, the first round of the "SkyOS GUI Design Contest" is now over. Round two has started, and you may vote for the design you would like to see. The winner will be the design implemented and released in SkyOS 5.

SkyOS Update and GUI Contest Round One Voting Open

Submitted by Hexydes 2003-09-08 SkyOS 46 Comments

SDL is now available for SkyOS. The popular cross-platform graphic/gaming library was ported to the operating system. Additionally, the complete TCP/IP stack was heavily bugfixed, resulting in much more reliable services like Web Browsing with SkyKruzer, domain name lookup and DHCP. Proxy support for SkyKruzer has been improved. Additionally, round one of the SkyOS GUI ReDesign Contest has begun. Over 30 entries were sent in, and the entries will be whittled down to 3 by way of an open community vote. Everyone is encouraged to view the designs and cast their votes.

SkyOS Goes OpenGL for its Display Driver

Eugenia Loli 2003-08-29 SkyOS 47 Comments

SkyOS, the popular hobby OS, now supports OpenGL for its normal 2D operations and also freeform windows are supported. SkyGI windows can have a per pixel window shape now.

SkyOS GUI Design Contest Underway

Submitted by Hexydes 2003-08-23 SkyOS 106 Comments

The official project for the replacement of the SkyOS GUI, the SkyOS GUI Design Contest, is now underway. You may view the current submissions at the website here. If you would like to contribute a design, please read the instructions on the first page of the site. Submissions will be accepted until September 8th. At that point, the designs will judged in an open community vote. The top 3 designs will move on, and will be judged by the designers, the community, and Robert (creator of SkyOS). The new GUI will appear in SkyOS v5.0. Update: The site's earlier bandwidth problems have been solved.

SkyOS 4.0a Released

Kevin05 2003-08-19 SkyOS 44 Comments

SkyOS 4.0a has now been released. This release supports USB. USB mice/keyboard, HUB's, card readers, harddisks and digital cameras should all work once they are plugged in. SkyOS 4.0a also includes a lot of kernel and application bugfixes. For more infomation, go to the SkyOS website.

SkyOS USB Support Improved

Submitted by Jonathan 2003-07-12 SkyOS 32 Comments

Following features are supported in the upcoming SkyOS 4 version: Multiple UHCI controllers, common HCD driver, USB Driver and interface, USB HUB Class driver and Mass storage class driver. So you can use you USB harddisks/floppy/cdrom/card-readers or digital cameras already. The USB/UHCI driver supports all transfer types (Interrupt, Control, Bulk, ISO). Additionally, the USB system is intergrated into SkyOS. Just plug your device into your USB Hub's, it will be detected and initialized automatically.

SkyOS, Updated

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-18 SkyOS 26 Comments

New features and many bug fixes/updates are seen in SkyOS way. New screenshots too.

SkyOS v3.9.8 Available

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-13 SkyOS 15 Comments

This release features a new SkyOS installer which makes it possible to install SkyOS to a harddisk partition or boot it directly from the LIVE CD-ROM. Many bugfixes and new applications.

SkyOS Gets DVD Playback

Submitted by Jonathan 2003-04-25 SkyOS 36 Comments

Big advancements for the hobby OS, SkyOS. There is now a new screenshot of SkyOS playing DVD Movies in an media-player. The latest version of SkyOS also features a WinAMP-like mp3 player (only the ES371 sound card supported).

SkyOS 3.9.7 Released

Eugenia Loli 2003-04-19 SkyOS 31 Comments

After six months of bug-fixing and development of new features, SkyOS 3.9.7 is now available to download. There is a new installer, automatic device mounting, VMWare 3/4 support, a media player, SkyKruzer the web browser and more. The OS can be installed on the hard drive or can be used with the ISO "live" CD (29 MB).

Three New Screenshots of SkyOS 3.9.6c

Eugenia Loli 2003-03-14 SkyOS 49 Comments

Robert Szeleney posted three new shots of SkyOS 3.9.6c. Impressive to see this hobby operating system getting so many new features and run impressively well, while it remains just a 1-2 man project.

SkyOS 3.9.6a Released

Guest post by Kevin Adams 2003-02-25 SkyOS 41 Comments

SkyOS 3.9.6a has been released. This version includes new drivers, faster ATA/ATAPI drivers, a new OpenGL implementation, a new TCP/IP stack and many other new features and bug fixes. You can download the new version from the SkyOS website.

SDK for SkyOS Released

Submitted by Jonathan 2003-01-28 SkyOS 16 Comments

From SkyOS' Robert Szeleney: "Finally I released the first SkyOS SDK and some documents with which it will be possible to develop SkyOS applications and libraries. Just follow the new Developer link. This SDK includes all needed header files (libraries and kernel), libraries and the source code of the desktop, panel and GiConfig application."

The First Web Browser for SkyOS

Adam Scheinberg 2003-01-17 SkyOS 26 Comments

Jonathan writes "I'm proud to present SkyKruzer, the first WebBrowser for SkyOS. Finally, I reached the first milestone I set for myself more then 2 years ago. It should be possible to develop new applications with an IDE, browse through the internet and listen to some MP3's or play games. I reached this point with the brand new implementation of SkyKruzer (the default WebBrowser for SkyOS)." More can be read at skyos.org.

More Updates for SkyOS

Eugenia Loli 2003-01-07 SkyOS 10 Comments

Major SkyGI update with a few new widgets for SkyOS: Combo Box, Splitter View, Form View, Advanced Tooltip. Editable listbox/view, Icon and Table view style for listbox. Robert updated the About section with GUI widgets screenshots.

SkyOS Gets a Preliminary JavaVM Engine

Eugenia Loli 2002-11-22 SkyOS 17 Comments

Robert Szeleney will never cease to amaze us. After developing a software OpenGL stack and porting Quake 1&2 on top, this time around he has a preliminary JavaVM core running simple Java programs for his OS, SkyOS. Indeed, SkyOS has gone where no other hobby OS has ever gone before with these new features (not even AtheOS ever had such goodies).

Updates and Bugfixes for SkyOS 3.9.5e

Eugenia Loli 2002-11-18 SkyOS 8 Comments

This SkyOS release includes a lot of bugfixes and many new features like OpenGL, Quake and Quake II, Developer Studio, GCC, Resource files and more.

SkyOS Gets OpenGL Support

Eugenia Loli 2002-11-05 SkyOS 8 Comments

Hobby OS SkyOS now features a full OpenGL stack. Read more at the SkyOS web site.

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