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Geek Culture / MenuetOS ...this is a must-see

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CattleRustler
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Posted: 12th Feb 2004 17:31 Edited at: 12th Feb 2004 17:33
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Check out this OS written completely in Assembler and fits on a single floppy!

http://www.menuetOS.org

Features:
- Pre-emptive multitasking, multithreading, ring-3 protection
- Responsive GUI with 16 M colours up to 1280x1024
- Faster programming language than in Win, Linux, ..
- Ide: editor/compiler for assembly kernel and applications
- Kernel and application sources included (GPL)
- TCP/IP stack with PPP & Ethernet drivers
- Http/mp3/email servers, 3D maze
- Free-form, skinnable application windows
- Hard real-time data fetch
- Fits in a single floppy!

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Teh Go0rfmeister
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Posted: 12th Feb 2004 17:41
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and i should ditch windows for this because?

www.tinnedhead.tk watch this space for the first ever calculator to show the working out. also look out for our first game- ww.exor-mk1.tk
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Posted: 12th Feb 2004 18:15
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did I say anything about ditching windows (or any other os) ? I just thought this was interesting in a geeky-tech-head kind of way.

sheesh.

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Jeku
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Posted: 12th Feb 2004 18:18 Edited at: 12th Feb 2004 18:23
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This is very cool! I would love to try this out when I ditch my wireless net connection in about 2 months. Thanks for the link

Hard to imagine they could fit even the compilers and other protocols on a single floppy!

EDIT: Quick! Somebody port a good C++ compiler Then Doom! They've ported Doom to every other OS in man's history...


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Van B
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Posted: 12th Feb 2004 18:22
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God Froogle, that's some attitude your dragging around with you.

The cool thing about minimalist OS's is that they can go on minimalist PC's. Back in the days before windows XP, OS's used to be pretty small in comparison (like Win95 was about 100mb), to suit the tiny hard drives. If anyone has a cruddy old PC or finds a cheap <P200 laptop, they can install this and get some use outta the thing before it dies.


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Teh Go0rfmeister
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lol i was only asking... i didnt say it was worse than windows or nething... i'll try it out next time i've got a new pc

www.tinnedhead.tk watch this space for the first ever calculator to show the working out. also look out for our first game- ww.exor-mk1.tk
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Jeku
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Posted: 12th Feb 2004 18:26
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They have C, Basic, and other language support! This I have to try!


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Posted: 12th Feb 2004 18:31
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yeah it's pretty sick. It was featured on TechTV's show The Screen Savers last night. I saw it in action, looks pretty cool and pretty interesting. If anyone loads it up, post up here with any info.

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IanM
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Posted: 12th Feb 2004 20:14
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The last time I looked at this was around 2 years ago when it was featured in DrDobbs - it's certainly moved on quite a bit

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http://www.matrix1.demon.co.uk
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i have this seen long times ago. It cant read Fat32
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Benjamin
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Posted: 12th Feb 2004 21:44
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hmmm i tried it but i cant get it to work. Once i put all the data in it wants it just makes the screen go black

Always have, never will =)
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Worked perfectly well for me, very impressive. Just the OS is fairly impressive, the fact they've got so much else on their is just astounding.

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wow, amazing, i really gota try this. looks really cool.
i've d/led it and next time i feel like throwing together some ols pc parts i'll try it, what's it like anyone that's tried it?

http://www.larinar.tk
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Posted: 13th Feb 2004 03:18
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Its boring

You can't go on the internet

Theres really nothing to do and you need a ps2 mouse


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Posted: 13th Feb 2004 03:40
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Quote: "you need a ps2 mouse"


USB mice aren't really supported by that much yet.


This is very impressive! Especially for something that fits on one floppy.

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Cool!

Just reminded me of something else. The never-ending contest to see who can compress windows the most. So far, last I heard, some guy nearly has win98 on a floppy. Like 4mb I think.

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Posted: 13th Feb 2004 04:53
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Don't get me wrong, it is cool that you can put a operating system on a <cringe> floppy with a full gui. I couldn't find my adapter for my usb mouse so i hade to use a ooooolllllllldddd trackball mouse thing.


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Jeku
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Posted: 13th Feb 2004 05:51
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Hmmm does it just have a problem with the USB mouse or USB itself? In that case, I may have a problem with my keyboard :p


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Dave J
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Posted: 13th Feb 2004 10:51
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Urghh... looks good but I'm not going to risk my HDD on it.


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Posted: 13th Feb 2004 11:08
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Quote: "You can't go on the internet
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Yes you can. It includes support for ethernet devices, and has a HTTP server, a shoutcast server an IRC client, a telnet client and a few other things.

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I think he is associating 'internet' with 'html browser'.. pff.. newbie

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