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jggonz
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Comment #49233815
Thank you for the idea! I was going to add a basic interpreter I've been working on in another project, but I think a port of Frotz is coming first now given how many resources are…
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Comment #49232167
I've removed the "hand-written" language that the LLM added. I added some information to the "What it is" section on the homepage that reads "The source is real-mode NASM assembly,…
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Comment #49231924
^ This... I am the "llm-driver"/"creator" for os8088 and my goal is this. Just to have some fun and make something useful for people (like me) that have dozens of old computers sit…
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Comment #49229821
Yes, you can see the hardware we tested here: https://www.os8088.com/hardware
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Comment #49229643
Yes, agree. I laughed at that when I first saw it last week. I went ahead and cleared all that up on the homepage and the README now.
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Comment #49229568
I am not sure I will ever get this to protected mode... The goal was to have something running on slower, older hardware, and once protected mode comes into play, we're letting go …
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Comment #49229472
lol, so disappointing to see the attacks when I'm just having some fun.
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Comment #49229395
Many millions so far...
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Comment #49229392
I might even port over povray... :)
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Comment #49229322
I agree. We've just been spending more time on the operating system than the homepage. I'm making some updates, but it's still all going to be written "through" AI for now.
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Comment #49229285
If you want to try the operating system in the browser, you can try it by visiting here: https://os8088.com/demo/
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Comment #49229261
"Author" of os8088 here. That's no longer the case. Someone that is contributing to the project is using real hardware to validate the changes. You can check out some of the system…
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Comment #49229242
We have built in driver support now, so we will be adding network driver support soon. We just added hard drive support that is potentially a bit buggy...
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Comment #49229235
Yes, it's easy to break. There's no memory protection. However, building packages, drivers, and kernel modules for it has been a fun and educational exercise in memory management.
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Comment #49229214
"Author" of os8088 here. I love seeing what these early limited system could do! Someone shared a video of GOS with me after seeing what os8088 looked like. I believe os8088 also b…
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Comment #49229159
"Author" of os8088 here. That's unfortunate. This is a hobby, and yes, it's all written with Claude. I have a bunch of videos up showing the process. I'm updating the copy of the p…
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Comment #49229127
"Author" of os8088 here. You're right, it's hand-prompted. Claude's Opus and Fable have done a really great job helping me and another contributor shape this operating system. It's…
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Comment #49229108
Author of the AI written os8088 OS here... Thanks for sharing the promotional video for Visi On. It's cool to see how many different companies gave this a shot back in the 80s.
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Comment #49226924
The graphical operating system that could have been for the IBM XT. A MacOS-like desktop for the Intel 8086, written entirely in real-mode assembly (with Claude). Verified to run o…
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Comment #47785998
Interesting timing and similarity with something I built last month! :) I built https://fishygram.com with a DSL you can copy and paste into ChatGPT to build diagrams for you. You …
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Comment #41550559
I find this test interesting because I received an ACE score of 1, but I'm the oldest child in my household and I'm realizing that my siblings would probably score slightly higher …
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Comment #35730635
Citi is doing a great thing and it's charging a fair price. There is a benefit for all of us when businesses charge a fee for the products and services they provide: We don't take …
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Comment #30273809
I'm going to engage because there's nothing pathetic about these guys. I bet many people said people like "Thomas Edison", "The Wright brothers", and "Steve Wozniak" were "sad and …