Thread: Creating an OS

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    Creating an OS

    Does anyone know of good tutorials on how to create an Operating System?
    Tools needed?
    Programs to download?
    Thanks.

    PS: I'd like to develop in a windows environment as opposed to unix (as i've found tutorials involving such)
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    Well you don't need any special equipment to develop an OS. You just need to learn about some low-level programming things, like the structure of the PC, BIOS and all that - so I'd recommend learning about that. It should be in the first chapter of most Assembly Language books, particularly older ones. The rest of it I'm sure you can figure. Once you've hooked everything up to the PC's microcode, the rest is just up to you. You design your own API, everything. Enjoy.

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