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I'm releasing it under a permissive MIT license.\n\nIt includes a Forth cross-compiler (stolen from Gforth), the OS's \"subroutine threaded\" Forth interpreter, and simple device drivers written in a combination of Forth and 386 assembly. Oh, and the boot sector code, written in 8086 assembly.\n\nSee the `*.TXT` files for documentation. Some interesting ones:\n\n* [`FIND.TXT`](https://github.com/benhoyt/benos/blob/master/FIND.TXT): describes the Forth word find routines and data structures\n* [`KEY.TXT`](https://github.com/benhoyt/benos/blob/master/KEY.TXT): discusses the keyboard driver code\n* [`MALLOC.TXT`](https://github.com/benhoyt/benos/blob/master/MALLOC.TXT): describes the (very simple) memory allocation routines\n* [`PRIMS.TXT`](https://github.com/benhoyt/benos/blob/master/PRIMS.TXT): talks about the primitive Forth words and the threading and register model\n* [`TASKING.TXT`](https://github.com/benhoyt/benos/blob/master/TASKING.TXT): briefly describes the OS's cooperative mulitasking routines\n\nRelated projects:\n\n* [Third](https://github.com/benhoyt/third), my 16-bit Forth compiler for DOS\n* [FE](https://github.com/benhoyt/fe), my Dad's Forth Editor that I wrote all this code in\n\nOriginal `README.TXT` copied below:\n\n----------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n```\nBenOS v1.0aaa (c) Benjamin Hoyt 1998 -- triple alpha trial release\n\nTo install BenOS on a floppy disk insert a 1.44mb disk into drive A\nand type DODISK. This will copy the necessary stuff onto the floppy,\nand if a bunch of success messages are displayed, you are ready to\nboot. Simply keep the disk in the drive and reset your machine!\n\nThe BenOS project was started in the latter part of the nineteen\nhundred and ninety-seventh year after the birth of Christ, and now\nover half a year later it is FAR from complete. The aforementioned\ndesigner and programmer (yours truly) is a 16 year old who has coded\nthis beast in spare time.  Basically the project is a laughable\nlearning experience for the author. Coded in the author's own 32 bit\nForth target compiler and assembler, BenOS is designed for speed and\nsimplicity. For more information about the author or about BenOS,\ncontact him via the email address given below.\n\nYou are very welcome to give this package to any friends who may wish\na copy. Be sure you include all seven of these files!\n\nPlease note: NO guarantees come with this triple alpha trial release\npackage. If you or your computer suddenly internally combust the\nauthor does not want to know about it (but don't worry, they say\ninternal combustion is a very quick and painless process). If\nanything you think are my bugs occur please inform me about them.\n\nThank you!\n\nBen Hoyt   email: \u003csee my homepage for up-to-date contact info\u003e\n```\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fbenhoyt%2Fbenos","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fbenhoyt%2Fbenos","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fbenhoyt%2Fbenos/lists"}