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Propeller OS ?

Areal PersonAreal Person Posts: 197
edited 2007-11-03 14:36 in Propeller 1
Hi,

Is there an OS for the Propeller ?

I looked back through some of the posts but I can't seem to find
it ?

I must have overlooked it. I think I just need the link.

Is there just one OS ? I got a DosOnChip, and would like to try it.

Now that I got my keyboard and VGA monitor working on the breadboard, I would like
to try working with a OS of some kind.

Thanks,
-Areal

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  • parts-man73parts-man73 Posts: 830
    edited 2007-10-31 17:40
    Try this link

    http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=620700

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  • Areal PersonAreal Person Posts: 197
    edited 2007-10-31 17:45
    Thanks!

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    I have a tree growing out of my head, but

    what do you expect ? I'm a programmer.
  • Peter JakackiPeter Jakacki Posts: 10,193
    edited 2007-11-01 00:06
    I'm surprised that Mike didn't recommend his FemtoBasic. What is an OS expected to do? Surely it's more than a menu. It should accept and display user commands, handle files, launch programs, etc as well as provide RUNTIME support. I use a modified FemtoBasic as my OS on many of my boards. What I would really like is to get my CogForth up and running but I am too busy to finish this at present. So with FemtoBasic I:

    - Handle files off dual drives (SD cards)
    - List, Delete, Copy, Load, Run, Rename, etc
    - Input and output from selectable devices (keyboard,comports,VGA,TV,FILE,KEYPAD,LCD etc)
    - Transfer files to/from the PC using ZMODEM
    - Run small "BATCH" files (BASIC)
    - Debug hardware with extended BASIC commands.

    I'm continually modifying FemtoBasic to add extra commands (something that is easy with Forth) so that I have support for new features at the command/BASIC level.

    OK, that's enough forum chat for now, I've got too much work to do.

    *Peter*
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2007-11-01 01:31
    How about this?

    PropDOS
    http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=683157

    Oldbitcolector

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  • lnielsenlnielsen Posts: 72
    edited 2007-11-01 13:37
    The other Forth system available is fpforth which may not be ready for prime time yet as an OS but I am waiting for this or Peter's CogForth as my OS of choice. All fpforth needs is the documentation on how to call other objects and SD card support (you might be able to get the second one working if you had the first).

    Peter, It sounds like you are very busy but do you have any timeframe for an initial beta release?

    DeSilva, Has there been any progress on fpforth? It is very difficult to read and access the downloads on the German forum.

    The Propeller won't have a reliable Forth·future until one of these one-man·efforts goes public with their code

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  • LewisDLewisD Posts: 29
    edited 2007-11-03 05:04
    lnielsen said...


    The Propeller won't have a reliable Forth future until
    one of these one-man efforts goes public with their code

    lnielsen you hit the nail on the head.

    I really would love to see a Forth that is open , I believe it would flourish on the Propeller.

    AND I could really put it to use on most of my projects.


    LewisD
  • deSilvadeSilva Posts: 2,967
    edited 2007-11-03 09:00
    I keep you informed... One man projects have their issues smile.gif

    Independent of the objective merrits of FORTH I doubt it's future in the "mass market" smile.gif
    It is always best to follow the market leader which is SPIN, including misunderstood pre-fabricated assembly language objects.

    FORTH will never be able to use those objects - they must be re-written or adapted piece by piece, which is one oft he main tasks for Frohf...

    A LMM C is able to fill all the gaps we feel exist:
    - it will be faster (but may be not very much!) than FORTH
    - it will finally allow to use the wealth of algorithms avaliable in C

    Still an optimized combination of SPIN and inteligent machine code is hard to beat!
  • JoJo Posts: 55
    edited 2007-11-03 14:21
    deSilva and Frohf:
    > I keep you informed... One man projects have their issues

    That is *exactly* the problem: by keeping the source code closed you are keeping it to a one man project and preventing all of us that have time, skills and ideas from contributing. Clearly, your code, your choice. But you'll not see widespread adoption this way.

    Personally I've been playing with FemtoBasic, as I can always load spin/assembly code from the SD card if I need to run performance critical stuff.

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  • deSilvadeSilva Posts: 2,967
    edited 2007-11-03 14:36
    @Joao
    I understand your request, but this is basically a project management issue. A multi person approach to a project requires that those persons
    - either live together in a large room for some time each day
    - or are tighly managed by a resourceful system architect.

    The virtual version via internet connections could work but this needs still the proof of the pudding smile.gif

    This is a decision of Frohf: He wants to bring things into shape (and to a basic documentation level), then he will publish it.
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