Thursday, July 08, 2004
Unununium OS
Unununium is a new operating system. The core is written in ia32 assembler and C. Above that level the rest of the OS will be written in Python. The main goals of the project are to allow more interconnections between OS components, support "orthogonal persistence" and provide a better user interface. The project is at a very early stage.
How is Unununium pronounced? The name is based on the naming scheme for elements with atomic numbers greater than 100. "Un" is the prefix for 1 which means that Unununium is atomic number 111. "Un" is pronounced with a long "u", to rhyme with "moon" (so the name is pronouced something like Oon-Oon-Oon-ee-um). Interesting background but I don't get it. Why call it Unununium?
Note: atoms of Unununium were created in Darmstadt, Germany in 1994. The element's name is in dispute. Roentgenium is the proposed name but Darmstadtium is also used.
How is Unununium pronounced? The name is based on the naming scheme for elements with atomic numbers greater than 100. "Un" is the prefix for 1 which means that Unununium is atomic number 111. "Un" is pronounced with a long "u", to rhyme with "moon" (so the name is pronouced something like Oon-Oon-Oon-ee-um). Interesting background but I don't get it. Why call it Unununium?
Note: atoms of Unununium were created in Darmstadt, Germany in 1994. The element's name is in dispute. Roentgenium is the proposed name but Darmstadtium is also used.
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