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DexOS

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Source model
  
Open source

Available in
  
English

DexOS

Developer
  
Craig Bamford and the DexOS community

Written in
  
assembly language (FASM)

Latest release
  
6.0 / 12 May 2012; 4 years ago (2012-05-12)

Platforms
  
32-bit x86 ARM architecture

DexOS is a 32-bit operating system written in x86 assembly. It is designed for coders that want direct access to all hardware (including CPU and graphics), with well-commented code and documentation. It's licensed under a free to use license for commercial and non-commercial use. It is written and maintained by Craig Bamford and other voluntary developers from around the world. DexOS website has been shut down due to account reasons.

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Modes

DexOS has two modes for interaction: the graphical user interface GUI or the command line interface, both of which are available to user from boot.

Programs

As of version 5.0, DexOS has: a FASM port, text editor, image viewer, full TCP/IP stack, many games, a web server and support for some sound and ethernet cards, and other programs.

References

DexOS Wikipedia