G.ho.st: a network OS emulates Windows

The WebOS shelf has arrived. Another representative that appeared this week is the Global Hosted Operating SysTem or G.ho.st (ghost), created by the Palestinian-Israeli team of programmers. It looks like a real desktop on a PC: the same windows, menus, icons, launch programs. The developers tried to make a real copy of Windows.



A network operating system combines the familiar interface of Windows, on the one hand, and support for network widgets, on the other. No need to manually upgrade the program, or save documents, or make backup copies - the network OS eliminates a whole bunch of problems.









From a technical point of view, the Ghost system is built on Lazlo technology, supports Firefox and IE. Until the end of the year will support Safari. So far, the interface works on Flash, but it is planned to remake it on Ajax and launch the mobile version - all this, too, by the end of the year.

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Hosting and computing the operating system makes on the Amazon S3 and EC2 platform is an obvious choice for such a startup. Traffic and hosting startups cost very little. For users, accounts up to 3 GB will be provided free of charge.



In the III quarter. In 2007, it is planned to open the API and the widget, so that the system will begin to develop with the help of independent developers.



via StartupSquad