Pycorn: interpreted OS written in Python

by lehmannro • 18 years ago

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ken• 18 years ago

http://www.unununium.org/ was an earlier attempt at this, and I think it was even self-hosting, but the site no longer even hosts their source code.

TimothyFitz• 18 years ago

To contrast, Unununium was intended to use python to make rapid prototyping of novel userland functionality a reality. Pycorn looks like it's primarily a teaching tool. Both are cool conceptually.

jodrellblank• 18 years ago

Don't forget Cleese as well: http://www.larsen-b.com/Article/14.html

tlrobinson• 18 years ago

Sounds more fun than NACHOS, which is what my OS course was taught with: http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/tom/nachos/

mrtron• 18 years ago

Uwaterloo also used NACHOS. I thought it was a great course and a way to build the foundations of an OS.

I think explicit memory management was a big part of that course though, creating virtual memory etc.

utx004• 18 years ago

does anyone know if there is one like this written in common lisp?

schtog• 18 years ago

How available it is today I don't know but I suppose the old LISP-machines had OSes written in LISP.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_machine

utx004• 18 years ago

do you know if its possible to find emulators? or even the machines themselves?

thanks!

kirubakaran2• 18 years ago

I know one written in elisp... :)

silentbicycle• 18 years ago

Emacs is a good editor, but you can't seriously consider it an OS -- it doesn't even have threading.

utx004• 18 years ago

not what i meant, but i like the sentiment.

a-priori• 18 years ago

Ask and ye shall receive.

http://common-lisp.net/project/movitz/

utx004• 18 years ago

ha! thanks man (or gal)

Pycorn: interpreted OS written in Python

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