optromloader VS x86-bootloader

Compare optromloader vs x86-bootloader and see what are their differences.

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optromloader x86-bootloader
8 1
47 24
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0.0 0.0
over 2 years ago over 1 year ago
Assembly Assembly
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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optromloader

Posts with mentions or reviews of optromloader. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-30.

x86-bootloader

Posts with mentions or reviews of x86-bootloader. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.
  • Just got my bootloader and real mode kernel working on 80s hardware!
    1 project | /r/osdev | 14 Jan 2021
    I recently got my hands on a IBM PC Convertible (model 5140), rocking an Intel 8088 CPU and 256KB of RAM! I had to get my bootloader and kernel running on this thing, and after a few weeks of fixing up bugs its finally working!!! For those interested on the source code: FAT12/16 Bootloader (github.com) SuccOS: A hobby Operating System (github.com)

What are some alternatives?

When comparing optromloader and x86-bootloader you can also consider the following projects:

unzx0_x86 - Free, zlib licensed ZX0 decompressor for the x86

FutureDOS - A futuristic DOS

IBM-PC-BIOS - This is a reconstruction of the original 1981-82 IBM PC BIOS source code using scanning and transcription of the BIOS listings found in the IBM Technical Reference manuals.

sjasmplus - Command-line cross-compiler of assembly language for Z80 CPU.

floppybird - Floppy Bird (OS)

Cyjon - A simple, clean code, multi-tasking kernel written in pure Assembly language for 64-bit processors from the AMD64 family.

bfloader - 🧠 Brainfuck IDE and interpreter in 512 bytes. (boot sector)

BTAG - The Better Than Awful GRUB bootloader

Modernish-etch-a-sketch - A take on the classic game etch a sketch using tasm, dosbox, Arduino and a bit of 3d modeling.

Invaders - Invaders game in 512 bytes (boot sector)

regal86 - Register Allocator for 8086

Zero - 64 bit bootloader for Cyjon operating system.