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# Collapse OS
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*Bootstrap post-collapse technology*
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Collapse OS is a z80 kernel and a collection of programs, tools and
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documentation that allows you to assemble an OS that, when completed, will be
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able 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. Replicate itself.
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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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## Forth reboot in process
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You are currently looking at the `forth` branch of the project, which is a
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Forth reboot of Collapse OS. You can see why I'm doing this in the [related
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github issue][forth-issue].
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Documentation is lacking, it's not ready yet, this is a WIP branch.
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## See it in action
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Michael Schierl has put together [a set of emulators running in the browser that
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run Collapse OS in different contexts][jsemul].
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Using those while following along with the [User Guide](doc/) is your quickest
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path to giving Collapse OS a try.
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## Documentation
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Usage documentation is in-system. Run `0 LIST` for an introduction. You can
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also open `blk/000` in a modern text editor.
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See `/emul/README.md` for getting an emulated system running.
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## Organisation of this repository
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* `forth`: Forth is slowly taking over this project (see issue #4). It comes
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from this folder.
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* `recipes`: collection of recipes that assemble parts together on a specific
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machine.
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* `blk`: Collapse OS filesystem's content. See `000` for intro.
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* `doc`: User guide for when you've successfully installed Collapse OS.
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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`: Emulated applications.
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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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## Discussion
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For a general discussion of Collapse OS and the ecosystem of technologies and 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) channels are also maintained.
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[libz80]: https://github.com/ggambetta/libz80
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[web]: https://collapseos.org
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[jsemul]: https://schierlm.github.io/CollapseOS-Web-Emulator/
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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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[forth-issue]: https://github.com/hsoft/collapseos/issues/4
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