Trivial Solutions The LoseThos 64-bit PC Operating System Download LoseThos V8.00 (5.82 Meg) It's Free LoseThos is a 64-bit, multicored, multitasking, 100% open source, public domain, ring-0-only, single-address-map operating system for the PC. It requires a 64-bit x86_64 CPU and 512+ Megs of RAM. It does not have GPU acceleration, so I limit it to 640x480 16 color graphics. In general, it does not have drivers; instead, it supports SOME common hardware to 64-bit systems, specifically, keyboards, mice, VGA graphics, PC speaker, ATA hard drives, ATAPI CD-ROMs and multicored x86_64 CPUs. It might support HD audio. The vision for LoseThos is a 64-bit Commodore 64 that's a thousand times faster than the original and has a shell that is C/C++ instead of BASIC. It's for recreational programming. LoseThos is a secondary operating system because it doesn't have networking. "Trivial Solutions" is the name of the company that makes LoseThos. The best example of a trivial solution is the fable that NASA spent millions on a space pen while Russia used a pencil. These are the trivial solutions that make LoseThos. They create a stark contrast to Linux. LoseThos is orders of magnitude simpler than Linux, only 131,608 lines-of-code, including the compiler! With LoseThos, "open source" is not a false promise that frustrates people. I'm sure there are a lot of open source fans who are heart broken because they cannot understand Linux code. That's the niche for LoseThos. LoseThos has unmatched performance in some areas because it doesn't waste time with privilege level changes and it doesn't waste time modifying page tables. It can change tasks in half a microsecond. (All x86_64 or better CPU's are faster than 2 GHz.) Just remember that CPU protections only benefit you if you have malware or buggy programs. A home computer is not a 1970's mainframe. Introduction "Constitution" Screen Shots Videos Features Strategic Decisions Requirements Installing Upgrading Main Help System Source Code : See Differences from C/C++ Native Files : See Compression Symbol Table Registered Version Hymns : See Windows Hymns Player Moses Comics : See Windows Tongues Program Bug Status Change Log Terry A. Davis' Blog Contact Trivial Solutions * "Windows" is a trademark of MicroSoft Corp. * "Linux" is probably a trademark owned by Linus Torvalds. * "Commodore 64" was a trademark of Commodore Business Machines.