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# Collapse OS
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*Bootstrap post-collapse technology*
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Collapse OS is a Forth operating system and a collection of tools and
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documentation with a single purpose: preserve the ability to program micro-
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controllers through civilizational collapse.
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It it designed to:
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1. Run on minimal and improvised machines.
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2. Interface through improvised means (serial, keyboard, display).
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3. Edit text files.
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4. Compile assembler source files for a wide range of MCUs and CPUs.
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5. Read and write from a wide range of storage devices.
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6. Assemble itself and deploy to another machine.
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Additionally, the goal of this project is to be as self-contained as possible.
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With a copy of this project, a capable and creative person should be able to
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manage to build and install Collapse OS without external resources (i.e.
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internet) on a machine of her design, built from scavenged parts with low-tech
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tools.
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## Getting started
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Usage documentation is in-system, so access to documentation requires you to
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run Collapse OS. Fortunately, doing so in an emulator is easy.
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See `/emul/README.md` for getting an emulated system running.
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Then, run `0 LIST` for an introduction, follow instructions from there.
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## Organisation of this repository
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* `blk`: Collapse OS filesystem's content. That's actually where Collapse OS'
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source code is located. Everything else is peripheral.
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* `recipes`: collection of recipes that assemble Collapse OS on a specific
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machine.
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* `tools`: Tools for working with Collapse OS from "modern" environments. For
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example, tools for facilitating data upload to a Collapse OS machine
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through a serial port.
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* `emul`: Tools for running Collapse OS in an emulated environment.
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* `tests`: Automated test suite for the whole project.
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## Status
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The project unfinished but is progressing well! See [Collapse OS' website][web]
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for more information.
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## Looking for the assembler version?
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The Forth-based Collapse OS is the second incarnation of the concept. The first
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one was entirely written in z80 assembly. If you're interested in that
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incarnation, checkout the `z80asm` branch.
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## Discussion
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For a general discussion of Collapse OS and the ecosystem of technologies and
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ideas that may develop around it refer to [r/collapseos][discussion]
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A more traditional [mailing list][listserv] and IRC (#collapseos on freenode)
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channels are also maintained.
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[web]: https://collapseos.org
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[discussion]: https://www.reddit.com/r/collapseos
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[listserv]: http://lists.sonic.net/mailman/listinfo/collapseos
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