For my Operating Systems class, I was tasked with making an Operating System simulation using basic OS architecture and 6502 operations.<\/p>\n
Using TypeScript, I implemented a CPU, CPU scheduler with 3 scheduling methods, memory manager for RAM, kernel interrupt and ready\/resident queue, hard drive and hard drive driver with swap virtual memory. I also added neat features like achievements, boot video, step mode, and tons of little special commands.<\/p>\n
It was one of my favorite projects of all time in my education. It was a lot of fun to implement new achievements into something like an Operating System and the design for ready queues\/CPU scheduling was really interesting. I also found a new language to love. TypeScript<\/a>\u00a0is a JavaScript transpiler that gives type checking and more to JS, made by none other than Microsoft. I’m a strict type kind of guy, and it has been my biggest pet peeve of JS for a long time. TypeScript was\u00a0a god send, and will be what I use whenever I have to write JS now. Combined with native debugging in Visual Studio, it can be extremely powerful and helpful. It makes Object Orientated programming in JS to be a breeze.<\/p>\n There are a bunch of built in programs to ctOS you can find in the sidebar, but feel free to make your own.<\/a>\u00a0There was discussion on how it would easily be possible to read\/write executable programs to the hard drive, and with a few more op codes, you could have the simplified 6502 CPU do some pretty legit algorithms like merge sort and stuff. Its a fun Operating System.<\/p>\n Feel free to check it out here:
\nhttp:\/\/anthonyb28.github.io\/ctOS\/<\/a><\/p>\n