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Life & fun · September 3, 2013

Very basic Unix-like operating system built when I was younger

(Very) basic UNIX-like operating system built when I was younger - SamyPesse/devos

Very basic Unix-like operating system built when I was younger launched on September 3, 2013 with 150 votes, #9 of 422 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 13 years on.

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This is a basic Unix-like operating system written in C++ as a personal project. Built by a developer exploring systems programming, it demonstrates fundamental operating system concepts and architecture. The project is hosted on GitHub and represents early work in understanding low-level computing principles. It is designed for developers interested in OS fundamentals and learning how operating systems function at a basic level.

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