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Website:	www.kolibrios.org
Developed by:	KolibriOS Project Team
License:	GPL
Kernel type:	Monolithic kernel
Working state:	Active

KolibriOS is an open source operating system with a monolithic preemptive kernel, video drivers, for 32-bit x86 architecture computers, developed and maintained by The KolibriOS Project Team. KolibriOS is a fork of MenuetOS, written entirely in FASM (assembly language). However, C, C++, Free Pascal, Forth, among other high-level languages and compilers, can also be used in user application development.
English, Russian and German versions are available.

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KolibriOS Features

• Boots from several devices, NTFS is also supported. You can even start it from Windows (Windows will shutdown).
• Graphical user interface based on VESA.
• Requires only 8 Mb of RAM. (Some versions will boot with as little as 6 Mb)
• Development kit: code editor with a macro-assembler (FASM) integrated.
• Runs on low end systems or older hardware (SystemRequirements)
• Pre-emptive multitasking, streams, parallel execution of system calls.
• Supported file systems are FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 (long names support), NTFS (partially, read only), ext2/ext3/ext4 (partially, read only) and CDFS.
• AC'97 audio codec support for Intel, nForce, nForce2, nForce3, nForce4, SIS7012, FM801, VT8233, VT8233C, VT8235, VT8237, VT8237R, VT8237R Plus and EMU10K1X chipsets.

Branches

• Embedded version of KolibriOS - Kolibri-A
• New network stack (Berkeley sockets-based) New stack