Simple, maximally POSIX compliant mini-OS for i8086+ real mode, coded in C, assembly; uses and needs BIOS for calls. Documents in Russian, Ukrainian, English; description, download: binary, sources. [Free non-commercial use]

http://www.users.itl.net.ua/~prool/proolix.html

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ThrillOS

Experimental 32-bit multitasking, multithreaded OS, Unix-like inode based FS, runs on x86, growing POSIX compliance. Compiler, virtual machine for Thrill Mnemonic Language (TML), byte-code interpreted platform independent. Descriptions, documents, contact, downloads.

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