Thinking of a name for an Operating System...

[Perica]

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[Whatever5k]

What about AssOS?
@$$ stands for Assembler

[Peter_Vigren]

The First thing i want to do is think of a name for my Operating System! Yes, i know that the name is not Important, but i just want to think of a name now, and get it over-and-done with.

You're a bit like me I also needed a name... since it is a bit annoying to never have a name to refer too when talking about the OS... but because I really couldn't make up one I thought I should have a developement name under the developement... maybe something for you too?

[Peter_Vigren]

I have also transferred my Operating System to Pure-Assembler (yes yes, i know that you people think it's a bad idea -- But there were too many reasons weighing over C/C++

First of all, I agree with you. I code in Assembler too... It is low level and has a nice syntax. I really don't like the C/C++-syntax...

[Whatever5k]

I don't think you'll get far using only assembler

[_mark]

Why not use your name - it has a pretty good ring to it

Senjak OS

Initials Maybe:
PS or PSOS or
PASOS (PericaAssemblerSenjakOperatingSystem)
I kind of like that one

Or use part of your name:

Add the IX like unix
senjix
jakix
perix
That is the method I used

Use your imagination
Good Luck

[stonedzealot]

I thought of the things I want the OS to embody, and looked up the Latin word for it...I got Viridis (green, vibrant and youthful) because it's a new OS and my first try.

Since it's assembler, you might want to try small, fast, cryptic or any of the other things you want your OS to embody...

[_mark]

I don't think you'll get far using only assembler

Wasn't the first version of DOS written in pure assembler in someone's basement in just a couple weeks. Why would you think it cannot be done? There are many OSs out there done in pure asm. I think even most of Win95 was ASM wasn't it? I heard something along those lines many moons ago anyway.

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Mark

[Peter_Vigren]

I don't think you'll get far using only assembler

That's just absurd. Assembler is a programming language as all others. But more powerful.

[Peter_Vigren]

I thought of the things I want the OS to embody, and looked up the Latin word for it...I got Viridis (green, vibrant and youthful) because it's a new OS and my first try.

I myself have thought about that. But I haven't figured a good word out translate that don't sound weird once translated...

[distantvoices]

gonna christen your os? *ggg*

Perica, may be you can call your os KoalaOS? *bg*

[DarylD]

Latin is good, my OS is called Valeo, from the latin dictionary:

valeo : valui : valiturus : to be strong, have power, be well.

Daryl.

[Whatever5k]

Wasn't the first version of DOS written in pure assembler in someone's basement in just a couple weeks. Why would you think it cannot be done?

BEEP - I didn't say it couldn't be done, of course it can.

That's just absurd. Assembler is a programming language as all others. But more powerful.

Actually, assembler is a low-level machine language - C, Pascal & Co. are high-level programming languages.
Anyway, I think you got me wrong. Of course you can program a OS in assembler - but I don't think you'll succeed. It's *really* ugly to write a total Operating System in assembler, it's a d*amn work. It's much more effective to use higher levle programming languages like C.
That's what I think, and many others do. You're going to be frustrated

[Peter_Vigren]

Actually, assembler is a low-level machine language - C, Pascal & Co. are high-level programming languages.
Anyway, I think you got me wrong. Of course you can program a OS in assembler - but I don't think you'll succeed. It's *really* ugly to write a total Operating System in assembler, it's a d*amn work. It's much more effective to use higher levle programming languages like C.
That's what I think, and many others do. You're going to be frustrated

It may not more efficient to use a high-level language. The code size may shrink alot by using low-level. And speed can also be boosted by doing so. It may take a lot of more time but it will still be more efficient.

And I get frustrated whenever I try to program so I can live with that. One thing more, I feel comfortable with the Assembly-syntax and cannot stand C. So I program better in Assembly than in C.

[Tim]

Wasn't the first version of DOS written in pure assembler in someone's basement in just a couple weeks.

Yes, but by today's standards, DOS is virtually nothing. It's just a FAT file system driver, a device interface and a set of helper routines.