Web site: www2.cs.arizona.edu/projects/scout/
Origin: USA
Category: Research
Desktop environment:
Architecture: x86,
Based on: Independent
Wikipedia: Scout
Media: Install
The last version | Released: 1998 (?)
Scout – a communication-oriented operating system targeted at network appliances (e.g., network-attached devices, set-top boxes, hand-held devices, and so on).
Scout currently runs stand-alone on Digital Alpha and Intel Pentium processors. It is hosted from Linux using GNU tools. Scout includes source code derived from GNU libraries, Linux device drivers, Bellcore’s MGR window manager, and the x-kernel.
The ubiquity of computer networks is fueling an explosion in small, special-purpose, and often mobile computing devices. These devices, which are sometimes called network appliances, include network-attached disks, cameras, and displays; set-top boxes and web browsers; hand-held and portable devices; application gateways; and special-purpose servers (e.g., web and file servers). Network appliances have several unique characteristics that suggest a re-thinking of operating system design.
