From e410622adda9142ee3c755d478e8c0a204b88e8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tyler McGurrin Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:10:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update Readme --- README.md | 26 +++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bf07990..920adbb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,14 +1,18 @@ # Nanite -Tiny OS that can run on X86 hardware off floppy disks or other media -Good luck reading my terrible X86 ASM and C -I work on this in my spare time, -I am designing it for older computers such as a i486 or i386 system i would recomend atleast a i586 (Pentium) however. +Very small OS that can run on X86 Hardware. +Fits on anything from a 320K Floppy to a 1.44MB Floppy (i however ONLY make 1.44MB Images, as i only have 1.44MB floppies). +Good luck reading my terrible X86 ASM and C (my C code is ok, x86 ASM however...). +I work on this in my spare time so don't really expect much work being done to it 24/7. +I am designing it for older computers such as a system i would recomend atleast a i686 CPU (Pentium 2 or better) however. ## Features -A Bootloader. -Thats it. -oh and a shell too. -also some tools for the FAT filesystem.. -No kernel as of right now!!! +A funtioning Bootloader and half baked kernel. +Also some tools for the FAT filesystem (host system). +Kernel is currently INDEV. ## How do I Test Builds? -Hardware tesing is done on a Pentium 2 @ 300MHz with 192MB of Ram (Panasonic Toughbook CF-27 MKII). -Testing is also done with QEMU and BOCHS! +Early Hardware tesing was done on a Pentium 2 @ 300MHz with 192MB of Ram (Panasonic Toughbook CF-27 MKII). +It has now moved to my main laptop, a Dell Latitude D610, (2GB RAM, 1.6GHZ Pentium M). +Testing is also done with QEMU and previously BOCHS (not anymore cuz it almost crashes my system if I even think about running it). +## Thanks +Thanks to Nanobyte and the OSDEV wiki for providing resources for me to be able to make this. +- Nanobyte's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@nanobyte-dev +- OSDEV Wiki: https://wiki.osdev.org/Expanded_Main_Page \ No newline at end of file