KolibriOS
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| Company / developer | www.kolibrios.org |
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| Working state | Active |
| Latest stable release | 0.7.7.0 / December 13, 2009 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Official website | www.kolibrios.org |
Kolibri or KolibriOS is a small open source x86 operating system written completely in assembly. It was forked off from MenuetOS.[1]
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[edit] Features
- Boots from several devices; NTFS is also supported. Can even be started from Windows (Windows will shutdown)
- Graphical user interface based on VESA
- Development kit: code editor with a macro-assembler (FASM) integrated
- Fits on a single 1.44 MB Floppy (many applications are compressed)
- Pre-emptive multitasking, streams, parallel execution of system calls
[edit] System requirements
- i586 compatible CPU required
- 8 MB of RAM[2]
- VESA-compatible videocard
- 1.44" floppy drive, hard disk or CD-drive
- Keyboard and mouse (COM, PS/2 or USB)
[edit] Supported hardware
- Hard disks and some USB-sticks. Supported file systems are FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 (long names support), NTFS (partially, read only), ext2/ext3 (partially, read only) and CDFS
- AC'97 audio codec support for Intel, nForce, nForce2, nForce3, nForce4, SIS7012, FM801, VT8233, VT8233C, VT8235, VT8237, VT8237R, VT8237R Plus and EMU10K1X chipsets
- HD Audio codec support for certain motherboards
- AMD, ATI and Intel video chipsets
[edit] Reviews on Internet
On OSNews: Kolibrios 0.7.7.0 Released.
Other reviews:
