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Mirror for MikeOS 4.5 - Simple and educational Operating System written by Mike Saunders

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MikeOS
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Open source 16-bit operating system for x86 PCs
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```
Copyright (C) 2006 - 2014 MikeOS Developers -- see doc/LICENSE.TXT
```

MikeOS is a 16-bit real mode operating system for x86-compatible PCs, 
written entirely in assembly language, which boots from a floppy disk,
CD-ROM or USB key. It features a text-based dialog-driven user
interface, a command-line, support for FAT12 (MS-DOS-like) floppy
disks, sound (PC speaker), text editor, BASIC interpreter and more.
The kernel includes over 60 system calls.

MikeOS is a learning tool for those wishing to understand simple OS 
construction and x86 assembly. Quick getting-started guide: MikeOS can 
run from a floppy disk or CD-ROM, either on an emulator or a real PC. 
See the disk_images/ directory for files that you can write to the 
appropriate media or boot in, for instance, VMware, QEMU or VirtualBox.

You can find the source code in the source/ directory, and sample 
programs (included on the disk images) in the programs/ directory.
See the doc/ directory for more info, including:

- [handbook-user.html](doc/handbook-user.html) -- How to run and use MikeOS

- [handbook-appdev-basic.html](doc/handbook-appdev-basic.html) -- Writing software in BASIC
- [handbook-appdev-asm.html](doc/handbook-appdev-asm.html) -- Writing software in assembly
- [handbook-sysdev.html](doc/handbook-sysdev.html) -- Building and modifying the OS

- [LICENSE.TXT](doc/LICENSE.TXT) -- The open source, BSD-like license
- [CHANGES.TXT](doc/CHANGES.TXT) -- Detailed list of changes in previous releases
- [CREDITS.TXT](doc/CREDITS.TXT) -- People involved in the project

Have fun, and see the [website](http://mikeos.sourceforge.net)

[Mike Saunders](mailto:okachi@gmail.com)

mikeOS

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