Post by Nancy McAleavey on Jun 11, 2010 16:11:21 GMT -5
Beginning 11 June 2010, KNOS Beta One is available. If you want to give this new self contained read only OS a run, we'd truly appreciate it if you email knos@verizon.net. Having a varied testbed will help us immensely. We'll send back the download link and instructions. Please direct feedback to the KNOS forum here.
Enjoy KNOS!
KNOS System requirements:
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Intel Pentium Pro or AMD Athlon "686" type CPU's (1998 or more recent)
1 GB or more memory (RAM)
Ethernet or Wifi internet (dialup modems not supported at this time)
Mouse and keyboard (any type)
Video card and monitor (4:3 or widescreen)
KNOS64 System requirements:
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Intel or AMD 64 bit CPU, core duo or multicore
1 GB or more memory (RAM)
Ethernet or Wifi internet (dialup modems not supported at this time)
Mouse and keyboard (any type)
Video card and monitor (4:3 or widescreen)
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32 bit KNOS will run on any recent computer including dual or multicore 64 bit CPU's, 64 bit KNOS *requires* a 64 bit computer and cannot run on a 32 bit computer. For use on other machines, we recommend the 32 bit version. On your own 64 bit machine, the 64 bit version of KNOS is recommended. The 32 bit version is more "portable" when travelling as one cannot assume that "public computers" will be 64 bits. KNOS is extremely "portable."
NOTE: Some Broadcom and Intel wifi cards are not supported at this time. Atheros and numerous other wifi cards are well-supported. This beta release is intended to permit us to discover those cards that are not currently supported in order that we may do so. Bluetooth devices are not supported at this time but will be in the next release.
KNOS can be booted from as little as 768 Megs of memory, but performance will be poor and spontaneous reboots as a result of exhausted memory are to be expected as normal. We *cannot* recommend using KNOS on less than 1 GB of RAM. The more memory you have, the better KNOS can perform. KNOS has no hard disk requirements since KNOS is never written to the hard disk of a computer at any time. KNOS uses RAM memory for operation and thus the higher requirements for memory for KNOS to "live in."
KNOS will run on any Intel or AMD-based machines, including Macintoshes. Mac users are recommended to use an external USB mouse to facilitate right clicks. Mac system right clicks are handled through software, which KNOS does not yet support.
Enjoy KNOS!
KNOS System requirements:
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Intel Pentium Pro or AMD Athlon "686" type CPU's (1998 or more recent)
1 GB or more memory (RAM)
Ethernet or Wifi internet (dialup modems not supported at this time)
Mouse and keyboard (any type)
Video card and monitor (4:3 or widescreen)
KNOS64 System requirements:
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Intel or AMD 64 bit CPU, core duo or multicore
1 GB or more memory (RAM)
Ethernet or Wifi internet (dialup modems not supported at this time)
Mouse and keyboard (any type)
Video card and monitor (4:3 or widescreen)
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32 bit KNOS will run on any recent computer including dual or multicore 64 bit CPU's, 64 bit KNOS *requires* a 64 bit computer and cannot run on a 32 bit computer. For use on other machines, we recommend the 32 bit version. On your own 64 bit machine, the 64 bit version of KNOS is recommended. The 32 bit version is more "portable" when travelling as one cannot assume that "public computers" will be 64 bits. KNOS is extremely "portable."
NOTE: Some Broadcom and Intel wifi cards are not supported at this time. Atheros and numerous other wifi cards are well-supported. This beta release is intended to permit us to discover those cards that are not currently supported in order that we may do so. Bluetooth devices are not supported at this time but will be in the next release.
KNOS can be booted from as little as 768 Megs of memory, but performance will be poor and spontaneous reboots as a result of exhausted memory are to be expected as normal. We *cannot* recommend using KNOS on less than 1 GB of RAM. The more memory you have, the better KNOS can perform. KNOS has no hard disk requirements since KNOS is never written to the hard disk of a computer at any time. KNOS uses RAM memory for operation and thus the higher requirements for memory for KNOS to "live in."
KNOS will run on any Intel or AMD-based machines, including Macintoshes. Mac users are recommended to use an external USB mouse to facilitate right clicks. Mac system right clicks are handled through software, which KNOS does not yet support.