Bootstrap post-collapse technology
Collapse OS is a z80 kernel and a collection of programs, tools and documentation that allows you to assemble an OS that, when completed, will be able to:
- Run on minimal and improvised machines.
- Interface through improvised means (serial, keyboard, display).
- Edit text files.
- Compile assembler source files for a wide range of MCUs and CPUs.
- Read and write from a wide range of storage devices.
- Replicate itself.
Additionally, the goal of this project is to be as self-contained as possible. With a copy of this project, a capable and creative person should be able to manage to build and install Collapse OS without external resources (i.e. internet) on a machine of her design, built from scavenged parts with low-tech tools.
kernel: Pieces of code to be assembled by the user into a kernel.apps: Pieces of code to be assembled into "userspace" application.recipes: collection of recipes that assemble parts together on a specific machine.doc: User guide for when you've successfully installed Collapse OS.tools: Tools for working with Collapse OS from "modern" environments. Mostly development tools, but also contains emulated zasm, which is necessary to build Collapse OS from a non-Collapse OS machine.
Each folder has a README with more details.
The project unfinished but is progressing well! See Collapse OS' website for more information.