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mobius.sourceforge.net
Protected mode, 32-bit OS for i486 CPUs and up, full network stack, supports several filesystems, paging, deferred procedure call support, and virtual multiple screens with different resolution and scrollback. Free download.
www.geocities.com
Multi-process/threaded protected mode OS for all i386+ systems, written in all 16-/32-bit Assembly in TASM, fully PROMable so can port to embedded systems with no keyboard and/or screen, stable and secure via segment protection and paging. [Open Source, GPL]
www.rdos.net
Assembly language OS for x86 architecture, hot-swappable kernel, made to serve the Web, written originally for programmer's personal interest and education after moving to the PC platform from his old 8-bit machine. Philosophically similar to V2 OS.
domainatrix.freeservers.com
VISual OPerating SYStem: small, fast, home-brewed, open source OS kernel for x86. Includes project background, screenshots, source code and useful links for OS developers. [Open Source, GPL]
www.visopsys.org
Download Operating System: LSD
By LadSoft; developed years ago and improved since then; planed for redesign to make a viable OS; updates soon. Extant version is good sample of programming standard PC hardware (no PCI) and managing x86 pmode resources. [Copyrighted Freeware]
www.members.tripod.com
Runs on i386+, 16-bit real mode, FAT12/16/32 (read-only, LFN support), coded in C++; downloads: binaries, source, utilities, game (tetris source); downloads. [Open Source]
www.mirzoyan.com
32-bit multitasking, multithreaded OS for x86 386+ CPUs, with GUI, FSs, applications, drivers, all in active development. Site has information, news, documents, screenshots, downloadable releases.
members.chello.nl
Protected mode, multitasking support, 32-bit; developed on x86-32, intended to run on x86-64 with some changes; DOS-like, but not fully compatible, use: to run ported DOS programs up to 512K. At SourceForge. [Open Source, BSD]
sourceforge.net
Claims: all new, no equivalent design in extant OSs, an adventure into something really different, an answer to a What if? Runs on 386+, system disk is floppy, kernel size 32Kb; manages 4Gb RAM, 2Gb disk; semi-multitasking; unusual interface. [Open Source, WTOF PL]
anywherebb.com
Runs on i386+ compatible, working GUI even on 4 MB. Coded in Assembly, C. Brief description, download link. [Open Source, GPL]
scottsnewos.sourceforge.net
Self booting x86 OS implementation of Towers of Hanoi puzzle, very simple bootstrap loader and kernel; boots, presents shell-like prompt for valid integer input, used by kernel as count of disks to solve, prints list of moves.
www.kernelthread.com
One-user, segmented memory OS, written in pure x86 Assembly but may get some C, memory protection via segmentation, FAT-16/32. Main goals: small, fast. Will not be a Unix, but will use block shifting memory management scheme used in some old Unix. Downloads.
www.patmedia.net