HamsterOS Crams Complete Graphical Desktop Onto 1.44 MB Floppy

HamsterOS is a new 32-bit multitasking graphical operating system designed to fit on a single 1.44 MB floppy disk, targeting 386 and 486-era hardware. Created by John Swiderski, it includes a suite of native applications, DOS support, and thoughtful features for vintage hardware users such as a CMOS crash counter that forces VGA safe mode after three failed boots. The project also includes HamsterWeazle, a free GUI front-end for the open-source Greaseweazle USB device, making it easier to write floppy disks without legacy hardware already running.

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Bringing Swift To The Apple II

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