CollabVM Advent Calendar: Difference between revisions

 

== All Advent Calendars from 2018 to now ==

 

=== 2018 ===

|| https://github.com/icexin/eggos/releases/tag/v0.4.1

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|| Today's operating system is something you probably won't expect - You've probably used Windows 2000 before, right? Well, have you ever used it on your NES? Yes, that's right. Today's OS is "Windows 2000" for the NES. It's actually a pretty functional OS for your NES and includes a couple of interesting things such as a working Solitaire game, a working calculator, and even a music board. A ROM is attached below. [attachment]<br><br>[SEPERATE MESSAGE]<br><br>...but wait, there's more! There's another NES OS called "Educational Computer 2000" which mostly resembles Windows 3.1 and has a ton of bootleggy games built into it. If your emulator supports it (Nestopia has support if yours doesn't), it can even use a keyboard controller to type stuff in. This OS has the same programs as the Windows 2000 OS, on top of a text editor, a weird word game, and even a Dance Dance Revolution clone. Yes, you heard that right, with this you can play DDR on your NES! What could possibly be better?? [attachment 2]

|| [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/915471659081805855/916857976374050856/SuborWin_2000_R.nes SuborWin_2000_R.nes]<br>[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/915471659081805855/916858261360246844/Education_Computer_2000_48-in-1_Unlf1.nes Education_Computer_2000_48-in-1_Unlf1.nes] <ref name="disc_link">This link belongs to the Discord CDN. Due to a policy Discord is actively enforcing, which counters hotlinking and using Discord as a filesharing service by assigning a 'temporary token' to a given file, and denying access if one is not given, any links on the CDN will no longer function, ''unless'' you're in the Discord server where the file is hosted.hosted.</ref>

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|| Today's operating system is the Embeddable Linux Kernel, or "ELKS" as it is commonly known as. You probably used Linux before, but how about Linux on your 8086? Yes, that's right; this OS is a port of Linux to 16-bit! Considering Linux was originally intended from the ground up to run on the 386, this port is extremely impressive, and its honestly one of the most interesting OSes I've ever seen. I highly reocmmend checking it out because its really neat. It also comes with a script to boot it right in QEMU on the Github page.<br><br>Download it here: [link]

|| https://github.com/jbruchon/elks/releases/download/v0.4.0/fd1440.bin.zip

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|| Today's operating system isn't really an OS, but rather an extremely useful utility called Ventoy. It allows you to boot pretty much any ISO right off of your USB drive. That includes Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, etc etc. Pretty much everything is supported. Its saved me quite a bit of time and I think most people here will find it very useful.<br><br>Download it here: [link]

|| https://www.ventoy.net/en/download.html

|| https://github.com/xlar54/OS64/raw/master/os64boot.iso

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|| Today's operating system is MichalOS. MichalOS is a fork of MikeOS which adds a lot of really interesting and very unique features, including a password system, a bunch of games, a few programs, and even Mac OS 9-esque menu browser, complete with a desktop wallpaper and screensaver. It's honestly very cool and with a system requirement of 80kb of RAM and a 386 or higher, you're definitely able to run this bad boy anywhere. The ISO will be attached below. [attachment]

|| https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/915471659081805855/918274492155977738/michalos.iso

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|| Today's operating system is Collapse OS. Collapse OS is a really weird OS that has all your standard tools; a text editor, a BASIC interpreter, etc. What makes it weird? Its purpose, which is to be ran by scavengers after The End™️, of course! This OS is designed to run on improvised hardware built from junk parts found in the wild, presumably after civilizational collapse. As weird and Fallout-y as that sounds, its actually a really neat project, and hey, who knows, we might not be laughing once we're all using this OS in our post-apocalyptical world.<br><br>Download it here (you'll have to build it yourself unfortunately): [link]

|| http://collapseos.org/download.html

|| https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/wiki/Docker

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|| Today's operating system is MenuetOS. I know most people here probably know this one, but hey, it's still pretty neat. It is a 64-bit (technically also 32-bit but that's basically vaporware) operating system with several features such as USB 2.0 support, internet, and lots of applications. And if you don't choose the floppy version, a ton of different games!<br><br>Download it here: [link]

|| http://www.menuetos.be/download.php?CurrentMenuetOS

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=== 2021 ===

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==== Original filenames ====

* Education Computer 2000 48-in-1: <code>Education_Computer_2000_48-in-1_2528Unl2529255Bf1255D-12Bpicture3.png</code>.

* ELKS: <code>Schermata2Bdel2B2018-03-152B21-38-23.png</code>

* Ventoy: <code>screen_uefi.png</code>

* MichalOS: <code>128972823-3aae09a0-7684-4dc7-a195-92c6e2fb33d7.png</code>

 

=== 2022 ===