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Jordanzilla

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I might get Windows 8 when it comes out or I might just stick with 7 so I can make my own operating system. Should I make my own operating system so I can do what I want with it and what programming languages will I need to know? Please reply
 
You may be better off with trying to make a Linux distro. That would be far easier than physically building your own OS. (don't get me wrong, I want to do the same thing).

I suspect that C or C++, maybe C# would be the language of choice. You would need a language that is very efficient, and open ended so that it could make use of your computers components without loosing power needlessly. Also note that you may have to either integrate Linux drivers, or find a way to use .exe files so that you can use windows drivers. If you do not do that, then you are down to programming your own drivers too.
 
Don't get Windows 8, stick with 7. I've been using the betas of 8 in virtual machines and I can confirm that 8 is officially useless if you want to use a keyboard or a mouse, or (heaven forbid!) both of them simultaneously.
 
I hear people say that all the time, but I have not herd anything bad about it from sister and she is using a plain old Acer AMD powered laptop. She does complain sometimes about a program not working, but most of the time set compatibility mode and it is fixed.
 
spirit said:
Don't get Windows 8, stick with 7. I've been using the betas of 8 in virtual machines and I can confirm that 8 is officially useless if you want to use a keyboard or a mouse, or (heaven forbid!) both of them simultaneously.
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Hmmm... I use Win 8 in a VM and the mouse and keyboard work exactly like they do in Win 7 so I'm not sure what spirit is referring to here.

If you need to ask which programming language to use to write your own OS then you need to get your knowledge level up quite a bit to get to the point where you might consider doing it.
 
spirit said:
Don't get Windows 8, stick with 7. I've been using the betas of 8 in virtual machines and I can confirm that 8 is officially useless if you want to use a keyboard or a mouse, or (heaven forbid!) both of them simultaneously.
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What beta have you been using? It works really well with a keyboard and mouse.... using the windows key makes everything easier to use and navigate.

With that being said I wouldn't get 7 or 8 to build your own OS.
 
strollin said:
Hmmm... I use Win 8 in a VM and the mouse and keyboard work exactly like they do in Win 7 so I'm not sure what spirit is referring to here.
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trewyn15 said:
What beta have you been using? It works really well with a keyboard and mouse.... using the windows key makes everything easier to use and navigate.
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I'm using the latest one (I forget what it's called now but I'm using the latest) and I was basically implying that it is definitely aimed more towards users using touch screens than it is towards users using keyboards and mice. It's obvious to see it because when it boots you have to drag the screen upwards to unlock it. That's fine if you're on a tablet and can use your finger, but on a mouse it's an annoyance. And the fact that there is a button the taskbar which brings up a massive onscreen QWERTY keyboard also kind of shows it too.
 
wolfeking said:
I suspect that C or C++, maybe C# would be the language of choice.
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Assembly language. That what real men use to program (i quoted my Operating Systems professor). If you just edit a linux os, you're just making a different interface for the same thing. If he wants to be badass, he should make it from scratch, all in assembly.
 
ayan said:
Assembly language. That what real men use to program (i quoted my Operating Systems professor). If you just edit a linux os, you're just making a different interface for the same thing. If he wants to be badass, he should make it from scratch, all in assembly.
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Assembly for everything would be ridiculous. :rolleyes:
Should it be used? Yes. But for the entire thing? No.
C is the go to choice.
 
spirit said:
I'm using the latest one (I forget what it's called now but I'm using the latest) and I was basically implying that it is definitely aimed more towards users using touch screens than it is towards users using keyboards and mice. It's obvious to see it because when it boots you have to drag the screen upwards to unlock it. That's fine if you're on a tablet and can use your finger, but on a mouse it's an annoyance. And the fact that there is a button the taskbar which brings up a massive onscreen QWERTY keyboard also kind of shows it too.
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It's aimed at BOTH touchscreens as well as mouse/keyboard. For instance, when it boots to the initial screen you could use your finger on a touch screen and drag the screen upwards to unlock it OR you could simply click on the screen with the mouse to unlock it.
 
strollin said:
It's aimed at BOTH touchscreens as well as mouse/keyboard. For instance, when it boots to the initial screen you could use your finger on a touch screen and drag the screen upwards to unlock it OR you could simply click on the screen with the mouse to unlock it.
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Yeah I know that. I find it annoying that they've tried to aim it at two different user groups. They should have gone one way and stuck with it.
 
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