What is Contiki?
[[File:Contiki.png|thumb|300px|right|C128 port with 80 indications]] '''Contiki''' is a small, [[open source]] free [[operating system]]. It was developed to be used in [[8-bit]] computers and [[embedded]] systems. It has a Graphical User Interface and the full installation needs about 30&nbsp;kilobytes of RAM.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} The name ''Contiki'' comes from [[Thor Heyerdahl]]'s famous [[Kon-Tiki]] raft. The basic [[kernel (computer science)|kernel]] and most of the core functions were developed by [[Adam Dunkels]] at the Networked Embedded Systems group at the [[Swedish Institute of Computer Science]]. == Features == A full installation of Contiki includes the following features: * [[Multitasking]] kernel * Optional per-application [[pre-emptive multithreading]] * [[Protothreads]] * [[TCP/IP]] [[computer network|networking]] * [[Windowing system]] and GUI * Networked remote display using [[Virtual Network Computing]] * A [[web browser]] (claimed to be the world's smallest) * Personal [[server|web server]] * Simple [[telnet]] client * [[Screensaver]] More applications planned include: * an [[email program]] * an [[Internet Relay Chat]] client == Ports == The Contiki operating system has been or is being [[porting|ported]] to the following systems: * Computers: ** [[Apple II family]]* ** [[Atari 8-bit family|Atari 8-bit]]* ** [[Atari ST]] ** [[Atari Portfolio]] ** [[Casio Pocketview]] ** [[Commodore PET]]* ** [[Commodore VIC 20]]* ** [[Commodore 64]]* ** [[Commodore 128]]* ** [[GP32]] ** [[PC-6001]] ** [[Sharp Wizard]] ** [[x86]]-based [[Unix-like]] systems, on top of [[GTK+]] as well as directly using the [[X Window System]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hstein.trix.net/contiki |title=Running Contiki under Windows |access-date=2007-07-13 |archive-date=2006-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060810164541/http://hstein.trix.net/contiki/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> <nowiki>*</nowiki> [[cc65]] based development * Video game consoles: ** [[PC Engine]] ** [[Sega Dreamcast]] ** [[