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Originally Posted by jchaike
can you create an os by using visual basic 6...? its all i've got....
I don't think you could do it with VB 6.
I don't think it has the neccesary access to the low-level functions that are required to build an operating system. If it had those, you'd need to compile the code to make it work.
From what I've seen, it's best to do the kernel and base progs in C and ASM, and then to do the base GUI stuff in C++. From there, use whatever else you want to do the rest.
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Hi,
No, cannot use VB, as it is an interpreted language, meaning it needs libraries (Microsoft ones) to link into the program to complete the coding.
You could, using VB6, write a small virtual environment that might have some process control and that sort of thing. Ugly.
Best bet is C or C++. But then, you need to design a file system in order to get that kernel working. It is an undertaking!
Enjoy.
Christian
No, cannot use VB, as it is an interpreted language, meaning it needs libraries (Microsoft ones) to link into the program to complete the coding.
You could, using VB6, write a small virtual environment that might have some process control and that sort of thing. Ugly.
Best bet is C or C++. But then, you need to design a file system in order to get that kernel working. It is an undertaking!
Enjoy.
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Originally Posted by kc0arf
Hi,
No, cannot use VB, as it is an interpreted language, meaning it needs libraries (Microsoft ones) to link into the program to complete the coding.
You could, using VB6, write a small virtual environment that might have some process control and that sort of thing. Ugly.
Which, I'd imagine, you'd have to write in C or asm.
I dunno... that's kind of interesting, if you think about it-- an interpreted OS! Imagine, a system whose entire userland was comprised of interpreted scripts-- say, Python, for instance. The kernel could be a modified interpreter, which provided all of the I/O functions and process control, in addition to interpreting all of the scripts.
...I dunno... Think that'd be as slow as a dog, though?
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Try 'EasyOS' to get started.. it comes with all you need.
However remember that you should try making your own version of DOS before you even think of trying to remake Windows...
However remember that you should try making your own version of DOS before you even think of trying to remake Windows...
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can you give me a web link to "recreate ms dos"?
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and also maybe a link to get EasyOS
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http://www.free2code.net/tutorials/o...page=1&print=1
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An EasyOS tutorial... it has a link to the download of EasyOS as well.
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An EasyOS tutorial... it has a link to the download of EasyOS as well.
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Try WWW.OSDEV.ORG. That place is awesome!
As for VB or any interpreted language forget about it!
You'll find my discussions on it at OSDEV.
As for VB or any interpreted language forget about it!
You'll find my discussions on it at OSDEV.
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Originally Posted by alc6379 
Which, I'd imagine, you'd have to write in C or asm.
I dunno... that's kind of interesting, if you think about it-- an interpreted OS! Imagine, a system whose entire userland was comprised of interpreted scripts-- say, Python, for instance. The kernel could be a modified interpreter, which provided all of the I/O functions and process control, in addition to interpreting all of the scripts.
...I dunno... Think that'd be as slow as a dog, though?
i read in a MSDN blog about a C#.NET based system.
TRY MY SUGGESTIONS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
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Originally Posted by jbennet
i read in a MSDN blog about a C#.NET based system.
Probably similar to Sun's approach wherein they had a small bootloader (written in C, IIRC) which would load the JRE and then treat the JRE as the OS
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