Subj : Re: Modern instant-on sys
To   : Daniel
From : Computer Nerd Kev
Date : Sat Jul 18 2020 05:19 am

Daniel <[email protected]> wrote:
> -=> Computer Nerd Kev wrote to Computer Nerd Kev <=-
>
> CNK> Computer Nerd Kev <[email protected]> wrote:
> > KolibriOS is an x86 OS written entirely in assembly - I've
> > only booted it from a Floppy or a CD so I haven't really seen the
> > start-up time from HDD, but it probably has potential. I've already
> > mentioned CoreBoot, which can optimise the first step - loading the
> > OS kernel.
>
> CNK> 4sec isn't much time wasted from your day.
>
> CNK> Booting KolibriOS on ASRock E350M1 from Coreboot and SeaBIOS:
> CNK> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvZRK1y0VYs
>
> A few things have come up since this thread took a break
>
> 1. I played with kolibriOS. Impressive and full of promise
> 2. I discovered the Color Maximite 2. Started another thread about it. So I'm
> inspired to port some of the kolibriOS apps to the maximite 2.

The issue there is that KolibriOS-specific software is generally
written in x86 assembly, but the Maximite 2 uses an ARM CPU. So it
would be more like rewriting the software than porting it.

Still, if you've got some specific things in mind then it could be
good for inspiration.

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