KolibriOS

Infobox_OS
name = KolibriOS



caption = KolibriOS desktop
developer = [http://www.kolibrios.org/?p=ContactUs KolibriOS Project Team]
working_state = Active
latest_release_version = 0.7.1.0
latest_release_date = release date|2007|09|25
kernel_type = Monolithic
license = GNU General Public License
website = [http://www.kolibrios.org www.kolibrios.org]

KolibriOS (also known as KOS and Kolibri) is a free operating system with a monolithic preemptive, real-time kernel, video drivers, for 32-bit x86 architecture computers, developed and maintained by The KolibriOS Project Team. KolibriOS is a fork of MenuetOS, written entirely in FASM (assembly language). However, C--, C, C++, Free Pascal, Forth, among other high-level languages and compilers, can also be used in user application development. KolibriOS is avalible in English, Russian and German.

Features

* Boots from several devices.
* Graphical user interface based on VESA.
* Development kit: code editor with a macro-assembler (FASM) integrated
* TCP/IP stack
* Fits on a single 1.44MB floppy (many applications are compressed).
* Pre-emptive multitasking, streams, parallel execution of system calls.
* Supported file systems are FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 (long names support), NTFS (read only), ISO 9660 (including multisession).
* AC'97 audio codec support for Intel, nForce, nForce2, nForce3, nForce4 and SIS7012 chipsets.
* CD and DVD support.
* User can change themes directly in the OS.

Command line interpreter

CMD is a command line interpreter that functions as a command line (shell). The current version is 0.26.

The following is a list of the available commands:
* Application management and processes (kill, ps)
* Dealing with the file system (cp, ls, del, rn, ...)
* Other commands such as cls, ver, exit, shutdown, help, pause, echo, ends.

External links

* [http://www.kolibrios.org/?&lang=en KolibriOS homepage]