WebOS Presented by Chao Lin Chu
Overview ● Introduction ● Why uses WebOS? ● Current status of WebOS development ● Problems needed to solve. ● Future possibility
Introduction ● What is WebOS? - A Virtual Computer running inside browser. - A computing research project Started at the University of California, Berkeley in Continued at Duke University, University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Washington. ● Here we focus on the first one. ● Is it a real OS? ● Some people call it Webtop or Web Desktop.
Why uses WebOS? ● Portable( Actually you don't have to bring any thing ) ● May not have to buy expensive OS any more. ● Cross-platform. ● Just need browser.
Current Status ● Craythurhttp:// ● Desktoptwo ● EyeOShttp://eyeos.org/ ● Glidehttp:// ● Goowyhttp:// ● Orcahttp:// ● Purefecthttp://purefect.klorofil.org/demo/ ● SSOEhttp://giffard.dynalias.net/ssoe/ ● XinDESKhttp://
Current Status ● YouOS ● Laszlo Systemshttp:// ● Fenestelahttp:// ● Windows Live Core ● Xcerionhttp://xcerion.com/ ● XINhttp:// ● Foldhttp://
Current Status ● G.ho.sthttp://g.ho.st/ ● Online documents ● Ajax Write ● ZOHO Writerhttp://writer.zoho.com/
Problems ● Still in early stage. The best I can see is beta- version. ● Slow ● Need high bandwidth. ● Functionalities are not enough compared to the OS we are currently using. ● Some people may think about security concern.
Future Possibilities ● Many People say that google is the good candidate for Web Desktop but google denied that. ● If a startup company, like YouOS, succeeds, it will change the way we use computers. From bulky computers to laptops From laptops to flash drives From flash drives to finger(just need fingerprint to log in your WebOS account) Don't have to bring anything and remember password.
Future Possibilities Sounds nice ?! We will see!