Boots from a floppy disk, CD-ROM or USB key. MikeOS is an operating system for x86 PCs, written in assembly language. It is a learning tool to show how simple OSes work, with well-commented code and extensive documentation.
1. A text-mode dialog and menu-driven interface
2. Boots from a floppy disk, CD-ROM or USB key
3. Over 60 system calls for use by third-party programs
4. File manager, text editor, image viewer, game...
5. Includes a BASIC interpreter with 27 instructions
6. PC speaker sound and serial terminal connection

A text-based dialog-driven user interface, a command-line, support for FAT12 (DOS) floppies and PC speaker sound. MikeOS was designed to be a 16-bit operating system for x86 PCs, written in assembly language, which boots from a floppy disk or CD-ROM. It features a text-based dialog-driven user interface, a command-line, support for FAT12 (DOS) floppies and PC speaker sound. It can load external programs and has over 30 system calls. Basic DOS .COM program support is also included.

MikeOS isn't intended to be a general-purpose OS; it is designed as a learning tool to demonstrate how simple operating systems work. If you want to delve into OS development and learn x86 assembly language, MikeOS is a good place to start.

Some of the programs included on the disk images:
* MIKEKERN.BIN - the kernel; dont try to run this as itll crash the system!
* HELLO.BIN - the classic Hello world program
* HARDLIST.BIN - shows PC hardware as reported by the BIOS
* KEYBOARD.BIN - a music keyboard; press the ZXCVBNM (bottom row) keys to play notes, and Q to quit
* GFXDEMO.BIN - switches to a different video mode and shows a pattern (press Q to quit)
* DOSTEST.BIN - a tiny DOS COM program that also runs natively on Windows XP!
* VLAK.BIN - a small freeware DOS game to demonstrate the DOS compatibility

The license of this software is Free, you can free download and free use this boot cd software.