Thread: Starting pc without OS and using it as calculator

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    Starting pc without OS and using it as calculator

    Hello,

    I have a project that requires me to open pc without an OS and use it as a calculator. I have no idea where to begin and couldn't find anything on google either expect for stupid topics about windows' calculator not working. Project also requires me to write a keyboard driver I guess it wouldn't work without driver anyway. Can you give me something to start with?

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    I guess you start with looking at writing a bootloader. Then instead of loading an OS, you run your calculator.

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