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Developer Builds a Simple OS from Scratch in C

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

A developer created mintOS, a minimal operating system that boots and displays text via VGA memory. The project uses GCC, NASM, QEMU, GRUB, and xorriso to compile and test the OS. It demonstrates low-level programming concepts like direct video memory access and bootloader configuration.

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While not a production-ready OS, this hands-on tutorial offers a solid introduction to OS development for hobbyists and students.
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