TimeOS - The first os ever written in B+!
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| Well, i have recently started working on an os project, so here it is! |
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| Well, it's more of a command line, and not a very clever one. do you just plan to replicate a dos-like command line? |
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| Do you know what an OS is, neos300? |
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| Given that all of the Blitz languages depend on another OS to run under, this isn't an OS -- at best, it's a shell. |
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| Definitely not an OS. An OS handles drivers, file-system, resources, everything. Windows is still the OS. If anything this is an inefficient command line. Not many commands at that. And typing a wrong command crashes it. Also you called it bootloader.exe? It's not a bootloader either. A bootloader generally occupies the first 512 bytes of an HDD sector (Or similar storage device), the BIOS looks for this boot sector and loads it. Generally the 512-byte bootsector loads an additional boot program, in case you need more than 512 bytes. Then that boot program loads/gives full control to the OS. You need to look up some tutorials on that. I recommend C++/Assembly for this. |
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| I recommend C++/Assembly for this Generally, for things like Operating systems and bootloaders: If you don't know inside and out how others work, the chances that you're up to the task in writing one from scratch are slim to none. :-/ |
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| No need to beat up on his enthusiasm :) |
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| >>No need to beat up on his enthusiasm :) << ..very true.. |
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| Yeah, leave the guy alone! :) |
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| Let me rephrase my original post. This is a "fake os" This is not designed to actually replace the current os, but to emulate an os for certain reasons(such as you have to go through the os and try to find stuff in it, like Emu And this is just a very early release. |
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| I guess since some virtualization software runs an os within an os, you really could claim this is an operating system that just isn't able to boot by itself from a fresh restart. |
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| I guess since some virtualization software runs an os within an os, you really could claim this is an operating system that just isn't able to boot by itself from a fresh restart. That's very open-minded of you, but Windows is still managing the drivers, computer resources, etc. You use the Windows API to access the actual hardware. Windows is assigning your program CPU time just so it can execute the code. Just my opinion, it's no where close to an OS at all. But as he said it's just a simulation. So good luck on this project! |
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| hmmm I always thought of making an os that ran over the widows/mac/linux desktop and had its own file management system along with an asm language and the ability to execute its own programs. I mean its really not an os yet but its a start. |
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| hmmm I always thought of making an os that ran over the widows/mac/linux desktop and had its own file management system That's technically not an OS, but a (graphical) shell. Other examples: - Microsoft BOB - HP Newwave - DOS Shell Nothing wrong with that, but calling it an OS is a misnomer... |
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| It's a fine line. For many years, Windows ran over DOS. This doesn't (yet) have the functionality of those versions of Windows, and those versions of Windows were more than a glorified shell, but maybe this will be too in time. |
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| Pretty buggy if you ask me. Lots of work to be done if you really want to have a decent DOS-like shell. Have you tought of emulating ANSI text? How about a full set of file access commands? |
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| maybe neos300, nate the great, and imaginary human could team up, as you were all working on the same thing independently. |
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| I honestly don't see the point. A dos-like shell on top of windows? Or even if it's just a CMD clone. Doesn't seem practical, though I have programmed unpractical things as well just for the fun/experience. |
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| what struck me at first was "couldnt it be part of a game? having a dos/gui like environment" and if it is or if anyone else does implement a retro os to their game i sugest green ocr type a as the font |
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| If you transfer it into bmax and then make a kernel with bmax and c++, maybe a small os. Completely in BP - not so much... :| LUKE |
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