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(Yay, fixed. The bootloader assumed that the SS register gets initialized to 0, which wasn’t true on that laptop.)
(Yay, fixed. The bootloader assumed that the SS register gets initialized to 0, which wasn’t true on that laptop.)
@prologic I’m still a newbie at this myself. 😅 For example, I just noticed that it no longer boots on my old laptop after I rewrote the bootloader. 🫤
@prologic I’m still a newbie at this myself. 😅 For example, I just noticed that it no longer boots on my old laptop after I rewrote the bootloader. 🫤
@prologic I’m still a newbie at this myself. 😅 For example, I just noticed that it no longer boots on my old laptop after I rewrote the bootloader. 🫤
@prologic I’m still a newbie at this myself. 😅 For example, I just noticed that it no longer boots on my old laptop after I rewrote the bootloader. 🫤
@prologic Dunno, I don’t feel comfortable with it. I want this to be my private little pet project, instead of it being out in the open. 🤔

I uploaded a tarball, so you guys can take a quick look, if you like: https://movq.de/v/cc07a4203b/los86.tar.gz
@prologic Dunno, I don’t feel comfortable with it. I want this to be my private little pet project, instead of it being out in the open. 🤔

I uploaded a tarball, so you guys can take a quick look, if you like: https://movq.de/v/cc07a4203b/los86.tar.gz
@prologic Dunno, I don’t feel comfortable with it. I want this to be my private little pet project, instead of it being out in the open. 🤔

I uploaded a tarball, so you guys can take a quick look, if you like: https://movq.de/v/cc07a4203b/los86.tar.gz
@prologic Dunno, I don’t feel comfortable with it. I want this to be my private little pet project, instead of it being out in the open. 🤔

I uploaded a tarball, so you guys can take a quick look, if you like: https://movq.de/v/cc07a4203b/los86.tar.gz
@mckinley Thanks!

@prologic I might do it *some* day. 😅
@mckinley Thanks!

@prologic I might do it *some* day. 😅
@mckinley Thanks!

@prologic I might do it *some* day. 😅
@mckinley Thanks!

@prologic I might do it *some* day. 😅
After taking a short break for Christmas business, I’ve worked on my little toy operating system for the 8086 again.

It understands the *basics* of FAT12 now. I’ve actually never sat down before to learn how FAT works. 🤦 Well, better late than never, I guess.

It can’t do subdirectories nor timestamps and I probably won’t implement that. One flat directory is good enough for my purposes and the OS has no notion of time, yet, anyway.

It’s really cool to be able to exchange files with the Linux host or other DOS VMs. 🥳

https://movq.de/v/21e91bafdb/los86-fat12.mp4
After taking a short break for Christmas business, I’ve worked on my little toy operating system for the 8086 again.

It understands the *basics* of FAT12 now. I’ve actually never sat down before to learn how FAT works. 🤦 Well, better late than never, I guess.

It can’t do subdirectories nor timestamps and I probably won’t implement that. One flat directory is good enough for my purposes and the OS has no notion of time, yet, anyway.

It’s really cool to be able to exchange files with the Linux host or other DOS VMs. 🥳

https://movq.de/v/21e91bafdb/los86-fat12.mp4
After taking a short break for Christmas business, I’ve worked on my little toy operating system for the 8086 again.

It understands the *basics* of FAT12 now. I’ve actually never sat down before to learn how FAT works. 🤦 Well, better late than never, I guess.

It can’t do subdirectories nor timestamps and I probably won’t implement that. One flat directory is good enough for my purposes and the OS has no notion of time, yet, anyway.

It’s really cool to be able to exchange files with the Linux host or other DOS VMs. 🥳

https://movq.de/v/21e91bafdb/los86-fat12.mp4
After taking a short break for Christmas business, I’ve worked on my little toy operating system for the 8086 again.

It understands the *basics* of FAT12 now. I’ve actually never sat down before to learn how FAT works. 🤦 Well, better late than never, I guess.

It can’t do subdirectories nor timestamps and I probably won’t implement that. One flat directory is good enough for my purposes and the OS has no notion of time, yet, anyway.

It’s really cool to be able to exchange files with the Linux host or other DOS VMs. 🥳

https://movq.de/v/21e91bafdb/los86-fat12.mp4
@lyse Have you got a zoom on your camera now? That looks *very* close for a heron. 🤯

Looks like a lovely day indeed. We only had fog all day and I was too lazy to go outside. 😂
@lyse Have you got a zoom on your camera now? That looks *very* close for a heron. 🤯

Looks like a lovely day indeed. We only had fog all day and I was too lazy to go outside. 😂
@lyse Have you got a zoom on your camera now? That looks *very* close for a heron. 🤯

Looks like a lovely day indeed. We only had fog all day and I was too lazy to go outside. 😂
@lyse Have you got a zoom on your camera now? That looks *very* close for a heron. 🤯

Looks like a lovely day indeed. We only had fog all day and I was too lazy to go outside. 😂
@emmanuel Oh, that’s going to be interesting. It’s been a moment since I’ve used groff.
@emmanuel Oh, that’s going to be interesting. It’s been a moment since I’ve used groff.
@emmanuel Oh, that’s going to be interesting. It’s been a moment since I’ve used groff.
@emmanuel Oh, that’s going to be interesting. It’s been a moment since I’ve used groff.
@lyse Also happens to me a lot, but sometimes it works. 🤔
@lyse Also happens to me a lot, but sometimes it works. 🤔
@lyse Also happens to me a lot, but sometimes it works. 🤔
@lyse Also happens to me a lot, but sometimes it works. 🤔
Foggy sunrise:

https://movq.de/v/a02f380208

[![](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/.html%2Dindex%2Dthumb%2DIMG_8109.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg.jpg)](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/IMG_8109.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg)
[![](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/.html%2Dindex%2Dthumb%2DIMG_8110.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg.jpg)](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/IMG_8110.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg)
Foggy sunrise:

https://movq.de/v/a02f380208

[![](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/.html%2Dindex%2Dthumb%2DIMG_8109.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg.jpg)](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/IMG_8109.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg)
[![](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/.html%2Dindex%2Dthumb%2DIMG_8110.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg.jpg)](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/IMG_8110.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg)
Foggy sunrise:

https://movq.de/v/a02f380208

[![](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/.html%2Dindex%2Dthumb%2DIMG_8109.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg.jpg)](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/IMG_8109.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg)
[![](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/.html%2Dindex%2Dthumb%2DIMG_8110.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg.jpg)](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/IMG_8110.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg)
Foggy sunrise:

https://movq.de/v/a02f380208

[![](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/.html%2Dindex%2Dthumb%2DIMG_8109.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg.jpg)](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/IMG_8109.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg)
[![](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/.html%2Dindex%2Dthumb%2DIMG_8110.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg.jpg)](https://movq.de/v/a02f380208/IMG_8110.JPG%2Dsmall.jpg)
I loved to watch the “Curiosity Show” when I was a kid (the German version, of course – to this day, nothing in German television is in English, it’s *all* dubbed horribly). And it’s on YouTube now! 🥳 https://www.youtube.com/@CuriosityShow/videos
I loved to watch the “Curiosity Show” when I was a kid (the German version, of course – to this day, nothing in German television is in English, it’s *all* dubbed horribly). And it’s on YouTube now! 🥳 https://www.youtube.com/@CuriosityShow/videos
I loved to watch the “Curiosity Show” when I was a kid (the German version, of course – to this day, nothing in German television is in English, it’s *all* dubbed horribly). And it’s on YouTube now! 🥳 https://www.youtube.com/@CuriosityShow/videos
I loved to watch the “Curiosity Show” when I was a kid (the German version, of course – to this day, nothing in German television is in English, it’s *all* dubbed horribly). And it’s on YouTube now! 🥳 https://www.youtube.com/@CuriosityShow/videos
Merry Christmas 🥳
Merry Christmas 🥳
Merry Christmas 🥳
Merry Christmas 🥳
If you don’t like Advent of Code because it’s just *more* programming on top of your day job, I’d like to suggest doing the following days in isolation:

- https://adventofcode.com/2021/day/24
- https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/24

And maybe even:

- https://adventofcode.com/2023/day/25
- https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/14

The first two can be solved by creativity and exploration, they’re not just “use algorithm $foo” like many other puzzles. They require hardly any programming at all.

The other two do need a bit of programming, but 2024/14 was pretty interesting and unconventional.
If you don’t like Advent of Code because it’s just *more* programming on top of your day job, I’d like to suggest doing the following days in isolation:

- https://adventofcode.com/2021/day/24
- https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/24

And maybe even:

- https://adventofcode.com/2023/day/25
- https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/14

The first two can be solved by creativity and exploration, they’re not just “use algorithm $foo” like many other puzzles. They require hardly any programming at all.

The other two do need a bit of programming, but 2024/14 was pretty interesting and unconventional.
If you don’t like Advent of Code because it’s just *more* programming on top of your day job, I’d like to suggest doing the following days in isolation:

- https://adventofcode.com/2021/day/24
- https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/24

And maybe even:

- https://adventofcode.com/2023/day/25
- https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/14

The first two can be solved by creativity and exploration, they’re not just “use algorithm $foo” like many other puzzles. They require hardly any programming at all.

The other two do need a bit of programming, but 2024/14 was pretty interesting and unconventional.
If you don’t like Advent of Code because it’s just *more* programming on top of your day job, I’d like to suggest doing the following days in isolation:

- https://adventofcode.com/2021/day/24
- https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/24

And maybe even:

- https://adventofcode.com/2023/day/25
- https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/14

The first two can be solved by creativity and exploration, they’re not just “use algorithm $foo” like many other puzzles. They require hardly any programming at all.

The other two do need a bit of programming, but 2024/14 was pretty interesting and unconventional.
@lyse Yeah, I feel the same way, although it’s hard to tell in retrospect after so many years. 😅 Maybe our teachers actually did a good job and I just didn’t get it back then. I wish I could go back in time and re-watch all that, to see what it was actually like. 😃
@lyse Yeah, I feel the same way, although it’s hard to tell in retrospect after so many years. 😅 Maybe our teachers actually did a good job and I just didn’t get it back then. I wish I could go back in time and re-watch all that, to see what it was actually like. 😃
@lyse Yeah, I feel the same way, although it’s hard to tell in retrospect after so many years. 😅 Maybe our teachers actually did a good job and I just didn’t get it back then. I wish I could go back in time and re-watch all that, to see what it was actually like. 😃
@lyse Yeah, I feel the same way, although it’s hard to tell in retrospect after so many years. 😅 Maybe our teachers actually did a good job and I just didn’t get it back then. I wish I could go back in time and re-watch all that, to see what it was actually like. 😃
@arne Aye, works fine now. 😊
@arne Aye, works fine now. 😊
@arne Aye, works fine now. 😊
@arne Aye, works fine now. 😊
@prologic Maybe, yeah. HackerNews frontpage = at least 50'000 hits in a short time, when it happens to me.=
@prologic Maybe, yeah. HackerNews frontpage = at least 50'000 hits in a short time, when it happens to me.=
@prologic Maybe, yeah. HackerNews frontpage = at least 50'000 hits in a short time, when it happens to me.=
@prologic Maybe, yeah. HackerNews frontpage = at least 50'000 hits in a short time, when it happens to me.=
twtxt was on HackerNews yesterday and I think none of us noticed. 😂 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42488983
twtxt was on HackerNews yesterday and I think none of us noticed. 😂 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42488983
twtxt was on HackerNews yesterday and I think none of us noticed. 😂 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42488983
twtxt was on HackerNews yesterday and I think none of us noticed. 😂 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42488983
@lyse (I think “division is just repeated subtraction” is a great explanation of what division is on a fundamental level. 🤯 Well, if they did explain it that way in elementary school, I didn’t listen that day. 😂)
@lyse (I think “division is just repeated subtraction” is a great explanation of what division is on a fundamental level. 🤯 Well, if they did explain it that way in elementary school, I didn’t listen that day. 😂)
@lyse (I think “division is just repeated subtraction” is a great explanation of what division is on a fundamental level. 🤯 Well, if they did explain it that way in elementary school, I didn’t listen that day. 😂)
@lyse (I think “division is just repeated subtraction” is a great explanation of what division is on a fundamental level. 🤯 Well, if they did explain it that way in elementary school, I didn’t listen that day. 😂)
@prologic Ouch. Any insight on who that was? Or just random IPs?
@prologic Ouch. Any insight on who that was? Or just random IPs?
@prologic Ouch. Any insight on who that was? Or just random IPs?
@prologic Ouch. Any insight on who that was? Or just random IPs?
@lyse Oof, that is impressive!
@lyse Oof, that is impressive!
@lyse Oof, that is impressive!
@lyse Oof, that is impressive!
@lyse Hmmm:

Could not fetch: HTTPError('403 Client Error: Forbidden for url: https://uplegger.eu/twtxt.txt')

🤔
@lyse Hmmm:

Could not fetch: HTTPError('403 Client Error: Forbidden for url: https://uplegger.eu/twtxt.txt')

🤔
@lyse Hmmm:

Could not fetch: HTTPError('403 Client Error: Forbidden for url: https://uplegger.eu/twtxt.txt')

🤔
@lyse Hmmm:

Could not fetch: HTTPError('403 Client Error: Forbidden for url: https://uplegger.eu/twtxt.txt')

🤔
@xuu It uses “North American Mode” by default, it seems (says the source code). cal -mw 2024 switches to ISO 8601.

(Everybody should use ISO 8601 or at least RFC 3339!@1@11! 😅)
@xuu It uses “North American Mode” by default, it seems (says the source code). cal -mw 2024 switches to ISO 8601.

(Everybody should use ISO 8601 or at least RFC 3339!@1@11! 😅)
@xuu It uses “North American Mode” by default, it seems (says the source code). cal -mw 2024 switches to ISO 8601.

(Everybody should use ISO 8601 or at least RFC 3339!@1@11! 😅)
@xuu It uses “North American Mode” by default, it seems (says the source code). cal -mw 2024 switches to ISO 8601.

(Everybody should use ISO 8601 or at least RFC 3339!@1@11! 😅)
@lyse That must have been “Between Interval - Radio Silence” playing in the background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIzhpg01Faw&list=PLApmGFOVPZhko_EIfnvcPVdqXSklqJTIq (I didn’t pay attention to audio, sorry. 🥴)
@lyse That must have been “Between Interval - Radio Silence” playing in the background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIzhpg01Faw&list=PLApmGFOVPZhko_EIfnvcPVdqXSklqJTIq (I didn’t pay attention to audio, sorry. 🥴)
@lyse That must have been “Between Interval - Radio Silence” playing in the background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIzhpg01Faw&list=PLApmGFOVPZhko_EIfnvcPVdqXSklqJTIq (I didn’t pay attention to audio, sorry. 🥴)
@lyse That must have been “Between Interval - Radio Silence” playing in the background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIzhpg01Faw&list=PLApmGFOVPZhko_EIfnvcPVdqXSklqJTIq (I didn’t pay attention to audio, sorry. 🥴)
2024 was a funny year: The year begins *and ends* with calendar week 1:



The one in January being 2024-W01 and the one in December 2025-W01.

🤓

(Hmmm, my printed LaTeX calendar using tikz-kalender gets it wrong or uses different week definitions. It shows next week as 53. 🤔)
2024 was a funny year: The year begins *and ends* with calendar week 1:



The one in January being 2024-W01 and the one in December 2025-W01.

🤓

(Hmmm, my printed LaTeX calendar using tikz-kalender gets it wrong or uses different week definitions. It shows next week as 53. 🤔)
2024 was a funny year: The year begins *and ends* with calendar week 1:



The one in January being 2024-W01 and the one in December 2025-W01.

🤓

(Hmmm, my printed LaTeX calendar using tikz-kalender gets it wrong or uses different week definitions. It shows next week as 53. 🤔)
2024 was a funny year: The year begins *and ends* with calendar week 1:



The one in January being 2024-W01 and the one in December 2025-W01.

🤓

(Hmmm, my printed LaTeX calendar using tikz-kalender gets it wrong or uses different week definitions. It shows next week as 53. 🤔)
Why have I never checked out KolibriOS before? That thing is crazy. 😳

Why have I never checked out KolibriOS before? That thing is crazy. 😳

Why have I never checked out KolibriOS before? That thing is crazy. 😳

Why have I never checked out KolibriOS before? That thing is crazy. 😳

@mckinley

> So, just a hobby. It won't be big and professional like GNU, then?

Ha! 😅 No, that certainly won’t happen this time. 🥴

(What an exciting time that was when there were *new* operating systems. 🤔)
@mckinley

> So, just a hobby. It won't be big and professional like GNU, then?

Ha! 😅 No, that certainly won’t happen this time. 🥴

(What an exciting time that was when there were *new* operating systems. 🤔)
@mckinley

> So, just a hobby. It won't be big and professional like GNU, then?

Ha! 😅 No, that certainly won’t happen this time. 🥴

(What an exciting time that was when there were *new* operating systems. 🤔)
@mckinley

> So, just a hobby. It won't be big and professional like GNU, then?

Ha! 😅 No, that certainly won’t happen this time. 🥴

(What an exciting time that was when there were *new* operating systems. 🤔)
Improving the filesystem is probably going to be the next big task. I don’t know *that much* about this stuff, so I’ll have to learn a lot. 🥴
Improving the filesystem is probably going to be the next big task. I don’t know *that much* about this stuff, so I’ll have to learn a lot. 🥴