OS?

[Inf0Byt3]

I'd like to ask you if anybody knows a basic programming language that isn't linked with Windoze. I mean a programming language that I can use to create an operating system.
Thanks.

[PB]

I doubt you can write an OS in any version of Basic. To quote CodyMays:

Kernel development is not an easy task. This is a testament to your
programming expertise: To develop a kernel is to say that you understand
how to create software that interfaces with and manages the hardware. A
kernel is designed to be a central core to the operating system - the logic
that manages the resources that the hardware has to offer.

(Source: http://tinyurl.com/ng2la ).

[Inf0Byt3]

aaaa, ok. I think i will skip this part. Thanks for telling me... I dont want to make an OS anymore

[Nik]

In theory it would even be possible with pb, you would have to repalce FASM.exe with your own ap which gives the ASM code to FASM and tells it to produce an unliked flat binary, then you could use this together with a bootloader like grub, however you couldn't use any Pb libs in it, and you would have to change the ASM output by hand to kick out HeapAlloc_ and so on, but in thheory it would be possible^^

[Inf0Byt3]

Good idea, but pretty hard . I have made a search on google and found something really cool: Sphinx C--. The exes are really small (starting from 100 bytes ). I have tsted a sample with a primitive bootloader and it booted up !

[Nik]

The easiest way to create something like a operating system would be to fork a Linux Distro or use a plain Linux Kernel and then building the other stuff on top of it. I have a working c++ Example of a started Kernel project floating around here and also edited the sourcecode and did some tests with it, but making an os out of some simple Kernel is pritty hard, in fact it is one of the most complicated task in the computer world and near to impossible to accomplish alone.

[Killswitch]

You could, technically, use PB. So long as you don't stray into any of using any library comands (as mentioned before) you'd be alright. Basically you'd be left with using logic (IFs), labels and expressions. Most of it would have to be inline ASM anyway. And, as also mentioned before, you'd have to create a binary file that had no relationship to any operating system.

[Inf0Byt3]

Now that's pretty hard. I would like to begin such a project, but i don't think i can do it all alone. Besides, I don't have nobody to work with, so it's a waste of time. Maybe in the future somebody will join me
For now I have 4 projects pending in PB so it's pretty hard.

PS: Nice idea about using PB. If I ever start this project, I'll adopt this method for sure

>And, as also mentioned before, you'd have to create a binary file that had no relationship to any operating system.

What about COM's? Is it allright to use'em?

Thanks.

[Dreglor]

C, and asm are proably your best choice for starting a operating system
its an incredable amount of work to make one though
creating a dos-like os is difficult :\

[Inf0Byt3]

*bump*

Still, what shouldn't I use? Does anybody have a small code that would boot up? I know it's hard to make such a task, but I still want to try...

[Fred]

Why not trying to look at the linux kernel sources ? It's a good start to learn how to make an OS (which is a really challenging task).

[Inf0Byt3]

Thanks for the tip, I'll google for it. I found something like 'linux from scratch', maybe I could use it.

[Lyon]

Another alternative is to look at FreeDOS. It is much easier to follow the source for than than Linux's source

[Inf0Byt3]

I found some interesting stuff on the net. This is beginning to capture my whole thoughts... Still, if it's PureBasic around, I'm in, if not, it would be very hard.

[Edit] I think I'll start using SphinxC--, it's wonderfull. Its syntax is a bit hard but i'm ready to learn. Too bad I can't use PB .

[netmaestro]

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