16 and 32-BIT Envirments

[Joe]

I am thinking about Building an operating system off of Freedos and it will be written in Turbo Pascal(16-Bit), Free Pascal for the 32-Bit Enviroment and some ASM for Hardware Interfacing, But I have come across a problem... I was told that I could have a 16-Bit enviroment (FreeDOS) and then build a 32-Bit Enviroment upon it, thus allowing me to write a Possible GUI and Programs for the 32-Bit enviroment, But I have no idea how to go about this please point me in the right Direction, thx

   - Peace out

[bubach]

You can have "your" (or freedos) "autoexec.bat" to start the file "gui.exe" that enters pmode, sets the A20-gate and stuff.
But i think that it sounds like you are just going to rip the FreeDOS source, write a GUI and then put your name on it.
Why don´t you just help the FreeDOS guys instead? If i remember it right they are about to write a 32-bit command line as a option to the 16-bit command line.
Then you could write a GUI to that 32-bit command line.

/ Christoffer

[Joe]

That sound like a good idea.. I think I will do that instead, thanks "bubach"

[bubach]

Your welcome..

[bubach]

Or you could wait a while and code a GUI for my os later on..

[Joe]

Yah I would more than happy to work with you on it, but I am still learning C and ASM and I fear may slow you down a bit, lol   but I learn fast... thx.

  peace out...
       - Joe

[bubach]

Ok, but start with learning C (and asm?), and then you can test programing a simple GUI in dos graphic mode 12h so that you learn all the stuff..
When you are ready with that i will problably have things working enoght for you to join me..

/ Christoffer

[ASHLEY4]

Hi
If you know turbo pascal y not make it in pascal ?. most people say you can not ,make a turbopascal OS ,But i started making one some years a go . i found it no more difficult than C, Alot of the functions, like "write" "readln" you can use,with out rewriting them.
I have the old code some ware, you can use it if you want ?.
And theres a free 32 pmode freepascal OS with code,you can get from here:

  http://www.thegaineys.fsnet.co.uk/

Also try here:

http://www.powerdos.cjb.net/

ASHLEY4.

[Joe]

Yah I was thinking about that, but lately I have shifted from the Idea of creating my own OS, Although I am thinking about possibly creating my own simple little linux distro "Blueleaf", but I cant seem to figure out what I really want to do but I am open for any option... I have no idea what my future holds, and I just may wait 3 years to get out of high school first, that way I am better prepared for the endever.

      Peace out...
          - Joe/Freakyprogrammer

[ASHLEY4]

Hi
My first idea,Was a small linux distro,But one i do not like C and two it is esayer to start from crach,Than to understand Linux code.

ASHLEY4.

[joe]

  hmmm... I see where your coming from, yah I have had that same thought myself but I still think that until I master assembly I should stick with something a little more(pre-built) for lack of better words, so I think that is what I might do... but thanks for the input.

           peace out...
              - Joe