Learn more about x86 from our Operating Systems directory

BoxOS - Connects many open source projects together in one neat package; kernel

Domainatrix - Assembly language OS for Intel/AMD x86 architecture made specifically for serving the Web

Download Operating System: LSD - By LadSoft; developed years ago and improved since then; planed for redesign to make a viable OS; updates soon. Extant version is good sample of programming standard PC hardware (no PCI) and managing x86 pmode resources. [Copyrighted Freeware]

FlashOS - Simple OS for x86 CPUs. First designed by Kenneth Garin who still directs and designs project and allows help by others to develop it into a working system. Goal: create whole OS like DOS

Hactar - Claims: all new

HanoiOS - Self booting x86 OS implementation of Towers of Hanoi puzzle

PizziOS - One-user

Plex86.org - Was FreeMWare. Extensible PC virtualization program to allow running multiple OSs at once on one processor. Runs as much OS and application software natively as possible

RDOS - Multi-process/threaded protected mode OS for all i386+ systems

RealDOS - A barebones DOS alternative.

ReWin - Rewriting Windows: new OS now being designed for computers with Intel (or compatible) i386

ScottsNewOS - Runs on i386+ compatible

SkyOS - Open-source

SuperDOS - Multitasking

Synapse Operating Services - Protected mode

TriangleOS - 32-bit multitasking

Visopsys - VISual OPerating SYStem: small