x86-bootloader VS Zero

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

x86-bootloader

A BIOS bootloader for bare-metal x86 programs, written in 8086 assembly (by Joshua-Riek)

Zero

64 bit bootloader for Cyjon operating system. (by CorruptedByCPU)
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x86-bootloader Zero
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0.0 0.0
about 2 years ago over 3 years ago
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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)

Zero

Posts with mentions or reviews of Zero. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-09.
  • A piece of advice
    2 projects | /r/osdev | 9 Feb 2023
    Yeah, I had the same few years ago... https://github.com/CorruptedByCPU/Zero
  • Cyjon v0.1407
    1 project | /r/osdev | 10 Feb 2021
    Here is the code of my bootloader: https://github.com/Blackend/Zero/blob/master/zero/graphics.asm

What are some alternatives?

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

btry - Battery info program for x86-64 Linux laptops in 384 bytes of machine code

Pillman - Pillman boot sector game, a yellow thing eats pills and is chased by monsters.

x86-kernel - A hobby kernel developed from scratch using i8086 assembly

BootProg - FAT12/16/32 Bootsector for .COMs/.EXEs

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

FutureDOS - A futuristic DOS

optromloader - IBM PC/Clone 8086+ floppy-loading of option roms.

Pure64 - Pure64 is a kernel/software loader for x86-64 systems.

Invaders - Invaders game in 512 bytes (boot sector)

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

FlameOS-Rewrite3 - A simple 32-bit OS.

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