Wish to create my own OS - be it like DOS
 

Hi!

I wish to create my own Operating System, be it how small, even if I am able to write few words, appearing on monitor, save it in a file and then reopen the file.

Can anyone of the good samaratins would come forward and help guide me.

Thanks in advance
Vasudev

Re: Wish to create my own OS - be it like DOS
 

This should keep you busy for a while
http://www.nondot.org/sabre/os/articles

Re: Wish to create my own OS - be it like DOS
 

Hello,

Tanenbaum
Ridiculously overpriced, but the Bible of Operating System construction. If you could find a used copy of 2nd edition, it would work just as well.

Minix Complete OS source code for reference (it is the code used in Tanenbaum's book).

"I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and
professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. " -- Linux Torvalds, Aug 1991

You just never know!

Thanks.

mp

Re: Wish to create my own OS - be it like DOS
 

Hi Vasudev1.
I know this feeling of yours :) ! I had the same feeling several years ago. To tell the truth this was the reason that I finaly used linux (slackware).
When I started I found this link very interesting: http://www.uow.edu.au/~nabg/ABC/ABC.html - especially the Part 1. Introduction to Computers.
After this I realised that everything what should an OS contain (and some more) is in the linux kernel and shell - and so I started read source codes of the linux kernel and the shells. And I do it all the time. It is amazeing!

Re: Wish to create my own OS - be it like DOS
 

Hi Vasudev,
Check this out before you try anything :
www.linuxfromscratch.org

Download the pdf instructions, first.

Have fun!

Re: Wish to create my own OS - be it like DOS
 

linux from scratch is neat... you could always check out freedos too and learn from its sourcecode.

You can join the OS group
 

I've created a group just for it

To find groups:

control panel > networking > social groups
its called Programming Revolution ;)