Sixth - system for data storage, computation, exploration and interaction
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Sixth - system for data storage, computation, exploration and interaction
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1 General
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Other software projects hosted at svjatoslav.eu
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+Other software projects hosted at svjatoslav.eu
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1. General
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- This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify -it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as -published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the -License, or (at your option) any later version. - +
- This program is free software: released under Creative Commons Zero +(CC0) license
- Program author:
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- Svjatoslav Agejenko - -
- Homepage: http://svjatoslav.eu - -
- Email: mailto://svjatoslav@svjatoslav.eu - -
+ - Svjatoslav Agejenko +
- Homepage: https://svjatoslav.eu +
- Email: mailto://svjatoslav@svjatoslav.eu +
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-1.1 Source code
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1.1. Source code
- Note - Sixth is currently empty parent/shell project. You can find -working code under sub-projects. - +working code under sub-projects. -
- Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format - +
- Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format -
- Browse Git repository online - +
- Browse Git repository online -
- Clone Git repository using command: +
+Clone Git repository using command: +
-git clone http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/git/sixth.git -
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+git clone https://www2.svjatoslav.eu/git/sixth.git
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2 Vision - A tool to amplify human ability
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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.
-See extensible, programmable computing environment examples. In each -case you can install or develop plugins/extensions for every purpose -imaginable. +A tool, that provides powerful, extensible, adaptable, hackable, easy +to use, general purpose computing environment for working with +knowledge.
-I would like to create better general purpose environment with the -following properties: +See extensible, programmable computing environment examples.
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- Makes lots of complex data intuitive to:
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- explore, understand - -
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- Realtime 3D graphics with immediate feedback loop. - -
- Makes data and insights easy to discover, understand, manipulate, +transform and visualize. + +
+Workflow and user interface is intuitive, visual, realtime, +3D-first. +
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-âVirtual reality holds the key to the evolution of the human mindâ Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992)
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-- Flexible and distributed computation and data storage. - +
- Computations are done primarily in on versioned data in distributed, +scalable, arbitrary dimensional hypercube based geometrical +computation engine. +
- Free and open. + +
- Network first:
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- Cross device:
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- Easily switch and/or combine computers to work seamlessly on any -tasks. - - -
- User interface, data, software, running proceses and available -computing power is not contained or limited by boundaries of any -single device. - -
+ - Easily switch devices and still access same data, workspaces and +visualizations. +
- Easily access and combine storage and computing resources of +other connected devices. +
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- Ability to collaborate (multi user). +
+I would like to create better general purpose computing environment +with the following priorities: +
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-2.1 Extensible, programmable computing environment examples
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2.1. Extensible, programmable computing environment examples
-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.
- SAP ABAP Custom database engine, runtime, GUI platform,
-development environment and programming language.
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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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- GNU Emacs
- At the heart, Emacs is text editor on top of Lisp -runtime. Data storage and computation can be done in -Lisp. Emacs provides text buffers that can be used to -build GUI. - - -
- Eclipse IDE
- In essence OSGi platform with a text -editor. Computation done in java. Eclipse provides -integration, runtime and GUI platform. - - -
- IBM Notes/Domino
- Custom database engine, software development
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- 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. + +
- 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) + +
- IBM Notes/Domino - Custom database engine, software development platform, GUI editor, computation can be done in Java and -LotusScript. -
+LotusScript. You can build distributed business applications on it
+as a platform.
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3 Current status
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-3. Current status
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- Formulated high-level vision / goal. - +
- Formulated high-level vision / goal. -
- In the process of implementing some of building blocks. - +
- 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 Architecture / components
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-4. Architecture / components
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- Sixth - Parent project. +
- Sixth - Parent project.
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- Sixth Data - Data storage and computation engine. - -
- Sixth 3D - 3D engine - for user interface and data visualization. +
- Sixth Data - Data storage and computation engine. +
- Sixth 3D - 3D engine - for user interface and data visualization.
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- Sixth 3D engine demos - Demonstration of Sixth 3D engine capabilities. - -
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+ - Sixth 3D engine demos - Demonstration of Sixth 3D engine capabilities. +
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5 Computation ideas
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+5. Frequently Given Answers
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- Program - stored instructions for execution by computer. - - -
- Process - Currently running program. +
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- Process is self contained. Has a full copy of program code and -every dependent library. +
- 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 +(computing/programming environment). +
- Forth/Fifth felt a bit too low-level language. So current +project/approach is an attempt using Java. +
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+6. See also
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-+Following projects are inspiring or have similar goals: +
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- Memory used by processes is content addressed/deduplicated at -low level in the system. - +
- kons-9: An IDE For 3D Production. The intention is to develop a +flexible and extensible system in which can be built a wide variety +of application and domain specific tools and packages. + +
- Glamorous Toolkit: Moldable development environment. It is a live +notebook. It is a flexible search interface. It is a fancy code +editor. It is a software analysis platform. It is a data +visualization engine. All in one. +
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Lisp-Stat: An environment for Statistical Computing
+6.1. Computation on multi dimensional data
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- Upgrading software installed in the system without breaking -already running processes. - - -
- Easier migration of running processes between physical -computers. - +
- Array Databases: Concepts, Standards, Implementations -
- Possibility to suspend/resume arbitrary processes to permament -storage. - +
- TileDB
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- Analyze and share complex multi-dimensional data at scale +
- - Possibility checkpoint/revert running process. - +
- CM-1 Connection Machine -
- Possibility to clone/branch running process. - -
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6.2. Distributed, reliable, parallel computing systems
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- ChrysaLisp
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- Assembler/C-Script/Lisp 64 bit, MIMD, multi CPU, multi threaded, +multi core, multi user Parallel OS. With GUI, Terminal, OO +Assembler, Class libraries, C-Script compiler, Lisp interpreter, +Debugger, and more… +
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- Why such name ? +
- Completely distributed operating system/virtual machine: +
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+ - Gemstone/S
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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 -(computing/programming environment). - -
- Then I realized I miss type safe object oriented capabilities. So -I updated the name to Sixth and switched to Java. - -
+ - Completely distributed smalltalk based computing +system. + + +
- http://phantomos.org/
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- Programs run forever. System crash or reboot does not destroy +state of running program. +
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- Multi-user object database for Squeak +
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Created: 2022-10-30 Sun 12:26
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