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* http://www.projectoberon.com/ Project Oberon delivers the processor, OS and software.
 
* http://www.projectoberon.com/ Project Oberon delivers the processor, OS and software.
 
* https://github.com/vvaltchev/tilck is a Tiny Linux-Compatible Kernel
 
* https://github.com/vvaltchev/tilck is a Tiny Linux-Compatible Kernel
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* SunOS - started as a BSD style but transitioned painfully into SysV based Solaris, at the time compared unfavourably to the slow moving movie of the same name and also known as "Slowaris"; later turned into OpenSolaris.
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* https://illumos.org/ illumos is a decendant of Solaris, and is found in seveal distributions, including OmniOS, OpenIndiana, and Tribblix
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* CP/M was a popular OS for Z-80 computers in the 70s
  
 
=== Operating Systems for Amiga ===
 
=== Operating Systems for Amiga ===

Revision as of 20:30, 23 January 2023

Because it's fun to think about what could have been or what might be.

After a thread on /g/, one anon expressed an interest to turn this into a general, and here are some notes to keep to build up a FAQ.

Threads

OP has not yet mastered 4chan posting, so there is as yet no easy way to locate old threads. Manual list:

List of Notable Alternative Operating Systems

Operating Systems for Amiga

Plan 9 Family

OS Written in Assembly

  • https://www.menuetos.net MenuetOS, an operating system written entirely in assembly complete with a GUI. Not all is open source
  • http://www.kolibrios.org/en/ KolibriOS is a free fork of MenuetOS. KolibriOS is very small - The kernel and most of the programs fit on a 1.44MB floppy disk.

Emulators

A full install, or even a live CD, is not necessarily needed, sincfe there are emulators.

Misc

Resources for OSDEV

/aosg/ Book Club