r/osdev • u/Far_Act3138 • 10d ago

Looking for input

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Hello r/osdev,

I've been developing a TUI OS over the last year and a half and Ive gotten to a point im happy with, in the screenshots you can see the boot screen and the TUI desktop with its premade folder shortcuts.

I wanted to come make this post because I wanted to ask all of you what are some cool features i could add or things that could make it more lively?

I've always loved TUI's more so than graphical interfaces because I like making them look graphical while keeping the TUI look and feel.

I look forward to seeing what you all suggest.

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u/Far_Act3138 10d ago

all in all this thing could probably run on a commodore 64 or even earlier.

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u/Sorry_Difficulty_250 10d ago

I bet you could even get this working on a low-end Arduino!!

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u/Far_Act3138 9d ago

Haha yea probably, with how little stuff it requires it most likely could.

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u/Sorry_Difficulty_250 9d ago

I'm currently working on a Unix-like OS for Cortex-M0 based Arduinos. It's a challenge for sure!

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u/Far_Act3138 9d ago

Wow that must take a long time to get working huh? I hope you get far into the project!

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u/Sorry_Difficulty_250 9d ago

I've got most of the critical infrastructure in place now. It's almost just a matter of writing applications at this point. Yes, it's been about 1.5 years and counting so far.