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You can see it in README.MD

About Powerint DOS

• Powerint DOS is an operating system used for learning purposes only.
• At first, the operating system was in 16-bit real mode, but now it is in 32-bit protected mode (386 version).
• Due to COVID-19, Zhou Zhihao stayed at home and started the project in December 2020.
• The project was about operating systems and Zhou Zhihao named it 'Powerint,' meaning powerful interrupts that we can use. After coding for about a year, the operating system had the normal functionality like MS-DOS but it was still in 16-bit real mode.
• In December 2021, the writer of Simple OS, Qiu Chenjun, collaborated with Zhou Zhihao. They helped Powerint DOS transition into a new world, 32-bit protected mode, and renamed it Powerint DOS 386.
• After over a year of coding, Powerint DOS 386 is continuously improving.

Build

Warning: Powerint DOS can only be built on Windows at the moment! You must have TDM-GCC & QEMU installed. Are you all set? Let's do it!

First, you have to clone the repo, like this:

git clone https://github.com/ZhouZhihaos/Powerint-DOS-386.git

Second, go to the apps folder:

cd apps

Then, use make to compile the apps:

make

If you don't see an error message, then go to the Loader folder then type make in the cmd prompt:

cd ..
cd Loader
make

If you don't see an error message, then you can run flowing commands to go to the kernel folder and build the kernel:

cd ..
cd kernel
make

Or you can add run in order to start debug after the compilation:

make run

You will see Powerint DOS splitted into four images in kernel/img folder.

Done! You can try Powerint DOS by using qemu or any other virtualization software you like right now!

Boot

The following command is an example of qemu:

qemu-system-i386 -fda img/Powerint_DOS_386.img

If you need network support, add some parameters to the command and it will be like this:

qemu-system-i386 -fda img/Powerint_DOS_386.img -net nic,model=pcnet -net user

Developer

• zhouzhihao https://github.com/ZhouZhihaos

• min0911_ https://github.com/min0911Y

Thanks

• TheFlySong
• yywd_123
• Oildum-was-ejected
• wenxuanjun
• ...