While most operating systems are written in C and C++, KolibriOS is written in pure x86 assembly and as a result small and lightweight enough to run off a standard 1.44 MB floppy disk, as demonstrated ...
A curiosity recently caught our eye—that curiosity is KolibriOS, a super-lightweight, ultra-fast OS designed for legacy PCs with its floppy drive-friendly install size of just 1.44 MB. Per Hackaday's ...
Even in 2025 there are still many applications for a simple Disk Operating System (DOS), whether this includes running legacy software (including MS-DOS games & Windows 3.x), or (embedded) systems ...
In context: Back in 1980, Tim Paterson was creating a new operating system he called QDOS or Quick and Dirty Operating System. The system was later renamed 86-DOS, as it was being designed to run on ...
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Windows lives on the C: drive, and the reason it's not called A: or B: goes back to the 1970s
If you've used a Windows PC, you might have noticed that the main system drive is labeled "C:" by default and caught yourself wondering what happened to "A:" or "B:". After all, the alphabet doesn't ...
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