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1 General

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1.1 Source code

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2 Vision - A tool to amplify human ability

-Idea is to design all encompassing, flexible and powerful virtual -environment where I can live in and very efficiently do all my -computing tasks enjoyably and with playful ease. +Goal is, so called bicycle for the mind.

-Examples of extendable environments where one can live in and do - almost everything: +A tool, that provides powerful, extensible, adaptable, hackable, easy +to use, general purpose computing environment for working with +knowledge.

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GNU Emacs
At the heart, Emacs is text editor on top of Lisp - runtime. -
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Eclipse IDE
In essence OSGi platform with a text editor. -
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-In both cases you can develop/install plugins for every purpose -imaginable. +See extensible, programmable computing environment examples.

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-I would like to create general purpose environment with the following -properties: +I would like to create better general purpose computing environment +with the following priorities:

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3 Current status

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2.1 Extensible, programmable computing environment examples

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  • Formulated high-level vision / goal. +
  • GNU Emacs - At the heart, Emacs is text editor on top of Lisp +runtime. Data storage and computation can be done in Lisp. Lisp is +on itself programmable programming language where new paradigms can +be added dynamically. Domain specific languages to fit particular +problem could be developed as needed and Emacs extended to support +those languages. Emacs provides text buffers that can be used to +build user interfaces. So you can customize Emacs and Lisp to fit +any problem domain.
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  • In the process of implementing some of building blocks: -
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    • Data storage engine. +
    • Eclipse IDE - In essence OSGi platform with a text +editor. Computation done in java. Eclipse provides integration, +runtime and GUI platform. One can develop Eclipse plugins to add +necessary logic and visual parts to fit any problem. (IntelliJ and +NetBeans have similar properties)
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    • In software, pure Java realtime 3D rendering engine. -
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      • 3D engine demos +
      • IBM Notes/Domino - Custom database engine, software development +platform, GUI editor, computation can be done in Java and +LotusScript. You can build distributed business applications on it +as a platform.
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    • SAP ABAP - Custom database engine, runtime, GUI platform, +development environment and programming language. Is being used as a +platform to build business applications with any logic and UI. +
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    • Microsoft Access - Database management system that combines +relational database engine with a graphical user interface and +software-development tools.
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3 Current status

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  • Formulated high-level vision / goal. +
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  • In the process of implementing some of building blocks.
  • System is nowhere near complete (given magnitude of effort required -and my free time available). Contributions welcome ! :) +and almost non-existent free time available). Contributions are +welcome !
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4 Computation ideas

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4 Architecture / components

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  • Program - stored instructions for execution by computer. -
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  • Process - Currently running program. -
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    • Process is self contained. Has a full copy of program code and -every dependent library. - +
    • Sixth - Parent project.
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      • Memory used by processes is content addressed/deduplicated at -low level in the system. +
      • Sixth Data - Data storage and computation engine.
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      • This allows: +
      • Sixth 3D - 3D engine - for user interface and data visualization.
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        • Upgrading software installed in the system without breaking -already running processes. -
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        • Easier migration of running processes between physical -computers. -
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        • Possibility to suspend/resume arbitrary processes to permament -storage. -
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        • Possibility checkpoint/revert running process. -
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        • Possibility to clone/branch running process. -
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      • Sixth 3D engine demos - Demonstration of Sixth 3D engine capabilities.
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    • In short: it's just a number.
    • Many years ago inspired by the ideas of Forth (programming -language) I decided to create my own implementation Fifth +language) I decided to create my own implementation Fifth (computing/programming environment).
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    • Then I realized I miss type safe object oriented capabilities. So -I updated the name to Sixth and switched to Java. +
    • Forth/Fifth felt a bit too low-level language. So current +project/approach is an attempt using Java.
    • @@ -419,9 +416,13 @@ I updated the name to Sixth and switched to Java.
  • 1.1. Source code
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  • 2. Vision - A tool to amplify human ability
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  • 2. Vision - A tool to amplify human ability + +
  • 3. Current status
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  • 4. Computation ideas
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  • 4. Architecture / components
  • 5. Frequently Given Answers
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