Particle Operational System (2019)

Bare-bones Operating System written in x86 Assembly Language.

How to build

• Windows

• Download flat assembler 1 for Windows
• Build with fasm/fasm.exe Particle/src/Disk.asm

• Linux (untested)

• Download flat assembler 1 for Linux
• Build with fasm/fasm.exe Particle/src/Disk.asm

• Andrioid

• Download flat assembler 1 for DOS
• Download DosBox Turbo for Android
• Open DosBox and build with fasm/fasm.exe Particle/src/Disk.asm

How to test

• Windows (untested)

• Download any x86-64 PC Emulator (Bochs, QEMU, VirtualBox, Virtual PC, VMware, ...) for Windows
• Follow the manual to know how to create a new x86-64 machine insert the Virtual Floppy Disk Particle/src/Disk.img and boot from

• Linux (untested)

• Download any x86-64 PC Emulator (Bochs, QEMU, VirtualBox, VMware, ...) for Linux
• Follow the manual to know how to create a new x86-64 machine insert the Virtual Floppy Disk Particle/src/Disk.img and boot from

• Android

• Download Limbo x86 PC Emulator
• Select New in option Load Machine
• Enter a new name for your new machine
• Click on CREATE
• Click on CANCEL
• Go to section CPU Board
• Select x64 in option Architecture
• Select at minimum 8 in option RAM Memory (MB)
• Go to section Removable
• Mark the option Floppy A
• Select Open in option Floppy A
• Find and chose the file Particle/src/Disk.img on your phone storage
• Go to section Boot
• Select Floppy in option Boot from Device
• Press the button Start (Play symbol) to initialize the system

Special Thanks

"I want to thanks these companies, communities and/or persons for their amazing work and help, they made the development of this system something possible. Thank you very much!" - David Reis

Intel - Developers of x86 Architecture, which created the basis of Personal Computers.

AMD - Developers of x86-64 Architecture, in which this system is based.

Tomasz Grysztar and his Community - Developers of fasm used for compile the source code.

OSDev Community - Developers of Wiki OSDev, which created amazing guides for Operating System Development.

Fishstix - Developers of DosBox Turbo, used to run fasm for DOS.

Limbo Emu - Developers of Limbo x86 PC Emulator, used for emulate the system.

Rhythm Software Developers of QuickEdit, used for create the source code.