My self-written hobby OS is finally running on my vintage IBM ThinkPad
Finally got my hobby OS up and running on real hardware. I love the old IBM thinkpads, so thought it was the perfect machine to get it working on. Been working on it for quite some time now, but this has been a big milestone!
My self-written hobby OS is finally running on my vintage IBM ThinkPad launched on April 26, 2025 with 575 votes, #21 of 7,818 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
This is a hobby operating system that has been successfully deployed on vintage IBM ThinkPad hardware. Created by an enthusiast developer, the OS represents the culmination of extended development work and has reached a significant milestone by running on actual hardware rather than emulation or simulation alone. The project is available on GitHub for those interested in exploring custom operating system development or retro computing.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
A x86 32bit Hobby Operatingsystem with graphics, multitasking, networking and 32bit C-Compiler for i386 architecture. - joexbayer/RetrOS-32
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