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building_hard_disk_image_for_bochs

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-05-21T20:43:15+00:00

General information Hard disk image now consist from the folowing parts: * MBR * Boot partition with boot sector and ext2 filesystem (as fast as we will provide other filesystems drivers filesystem can be differ from ext2) ext2 file system contains:

cmd

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-12-22T12:46:46+00:00

cvs

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2018-09-07T02:54:37+00:00

Page outdated. See for GitHub instructions.

distribution

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2016-02-04T01:04:56+00:00

osFree distribution (draft I) osFree distribution principles: Package management WarpIN * WarpIN as a package management tool, with enhancements. WarpIN's purpose is maintaining the installed packages database, understanding the .WPI format, installing/deinstalling each package

dll

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-06-24T23:47:30+00:00

dos

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-22T15:55:58+00:00

Note: This API call is for DOS and Win16 personality only. Use Family API for portability. DOS personality * Command line reference * DOSKRNL * BIOS API * DOS API * Family API * XMS API * Task List API * Screen grabbers API * Task switcher API * DPMI * MOUSE API * SHARE API

dpmi

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-03-25T03:17:36+00:00

Note: This API calls are shared between DOS and Win16 personality. DPMI is a shared interface for DOS applications to access Intel 80286+ CPUs services. DOS DMPI host provides core services for protected mode applications. Multitasking OS with DOS support also provides DMPI in most cases. Windows standard and extended mode kernel is a DPMI client app. Standard and extended mode kernel differs minimally and shares common codebase. Standard Windows kernel works under DOSX extender. DOSX is a spe…

fapi

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-30T15:22:20+00:00

This is part of Family API which allow to create dual-os version of program runs under OS/2 and DOS Note: This is legacy API call. It is recommended to use 32-bit equivalent Family API Family API (FAPI) is a subset of Control Program API which can be used to write binary portable applications. Such applications can be run as on

general

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-06T03:29:47+00:00

General The general osFree documentation and ideas * osFree Whitepaper * osFree design and development concept, architecture ideas * Developer Reference * Distribution and packaging for osFree (or any OS/2-like system) * Building hard disk image for Bochs * Web-site maintaince guides and references

grabbers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-01-01T07:06:38+00:00

Note: This API calls are shared between DOS and Win16 personality. DOSSHELL is a stripped down version of 16-bit Windows. Some APIs shared and same. DOSSHELL uses older version of API, but Win16 has more advanced APIs. GRB is a plain binary file with 0 offset. Entry table is stable and not changed. Application must check address 015h for short jump opcode. If opcode is valid then assume interface is here.

ifs

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-06-24T23:48:34+00:00

index

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-16T05:44:50+00:00

osFree documentation This is osFree documentation page. It is heavy mix of autogenerated documentation and hand-written documentation. Please select a category from below. * General information and architecture * Boot process guides and references * Kernel information * Neutral personality * OS/2 personality * MVM personality * DOS personality * Win16 personality * osFree toolkit * Toolkit installation * Tools reference * File formats *

kernel

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-05T03:18:58+00:00

Microkernel Microkernel, formerly L4Ka::Pistachio, now Fiasco.OC Older L4 X.2 docs * [IDL4 Manual] * [L4 Version X.2 Reference Manual] * L4Ka:Kickstart * L4Ka::Pistachio and Afterburner build process * Fiasco and L4Linux build process Newer Fiasco.OC docs TODO

kickstart

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-05-21T22:18:17+00:00

macrolib

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-11-27T15:59:07+00:00

Note: This library for DOS/Win16 personality only. Use Family API for portability. Note: osFree Macro Library provides macros for most of functions osFree Macro Library Introduction ALP/MASM compatible macro library for BIOS and DOS. Original MASM provides macros for BIOS and DOS interrupts as well as

np

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-05T03:20:39+00:00

Personality neutral servers The thin API layer between a microkernel and OS Personalities (consisting of libraries and servers) UPDATE THIS! * Root server * Port Input Output server * KBD server * VIO server * Virtual File System servers

old

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-12-22T12:52:03+00:00

os2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-07-26T03:25:27+00:00

OS/2 personality Here's the section related to the OS/2 API implementation * Architectural ideas behind OS/2 personality * OS/2 personality prototype status * Installable File System * Installable Executable Format * Command Line Reference * Modules and their entry points * Presentation Manager * FreePM Documentation * Build Level documentation * IBM's OS/2 Toolkit and DDK documentation * Family API * VIO API * CPI API * main OS/2 server * os2exec server * files…

projects

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-10-13T02:36:25+00:00

osFree and related projects Comparison of different OS/2 cloning projects Name Resource Goals of the project osFree Microkernel OS with OS/2 Personality using the base OS/2 technologies Voyager OS/2 compatibility on WPS level OS2Linux A library for compatibility with programs using

switcher

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-08-05T08:58:53+00:00

tasklist

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-08-07T06:12:33+00:00

tk

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-12-22T15:28:28+00:00

osFree Toolkit osFree toolkit is a set of tools, header files and documentation to produce osFree programs and libraries. osFree toolkit composed using various OS/2 Toolkits as reference. It exists for various host platforms. * Toolkit installation * Tools reference * File formats * Sytem Object Model toolkit *

tpro

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-02-08T13:36:55+00:00

TPCrt FrameWindow procedure FrameWindow(LeftCol, TopRow, RightCol, BotRow, FAttr, HAttr : Byte; Header : shortstring); Draw a frame around a window WhereXAbs function WhereXAbs: Byte; Return absolute column coordinate of cursor WhereYAbs function WhereYAbs: Byte;

virtual_file_system_servers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-05-21T20:31:34+00:00

Virtual File System servers To build virtual file system Neutral personality reuses L4VFS set of servers. L4VFS is a set of servers which provide virtual tree of different files and directories.

win16

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-18T05:03:10+00:00

This is part of Win16 API which allow to create versions of program from one source code to run under OS/2 and Win16. Under OS/2 program can be running under Win-OS/2 if program is Windows NE executable, and with help on Windows Libraries for OS/2, if it is