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Dev tools · May 7, 2012

Javascript operating system

An operating system written in JavaScript. Contribute to haileys/jsos development by creating an account on GitHub.

Javascript operating system launched on May 7, 2012 with 57 votes, #30 of 435 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.

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JSOS is an operating system written in JavaScript, available on GitHub. It functions as a development tool for those interested in exploring operating system concepts through JavaScript implementation. The project invites community contributions, making it suitable for developers and computer science enthusiasts who want to participate in its ongoing development and learn how operating systems can be constructed using web technologies.

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