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# ZenithOS
[ZenithOS.org](http://zenithos.org/)
The Zenith Operating System is a modernized, professional fork of the 64-bit Temple Operating System.
Features in development include:
- Fully-functional AHCI support.
- Compiler optimizations for speed improvements.
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- ~~VBE support~~ 32-bit color VBE graphics.
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- Network card drivers, network stack.
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![](/screenshots/screenshot2.png)
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## Getting started
Every commit contains a "Zenith-latest-XXXX-XX-XX-XX-XX_XX_XX.iso" in the root of master, which is a timestamped ISO build of that commit. It might not be complete, or stable. See the "Releases" Tab for the latest stable release.
### Contributing
This basically a read-only repository. Everything happens inside the OS, as intended by Terry. After you've installed the latest release in a VM, you can make changes to the source. Once you've made your changes, you can make copies of the relevant files and put them into a folder, along with some kind of notes as to what you've done as a DolDoc document. You can then make a RedSea ISO file out of that folder by running `RedSeaISO("MyChanges.ISO", "/Home/Folder");`. Mount the VM hard drive in whatever OS-specific way you have to and grab the ISO and send it my way; a pull request attachment would work fine.
## Background
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At first, I was developing exclusively inside a VM and occasionally generating ISOs as official releases. This was not a good approach, as things broke and I had no way of telling what changes caused what. So I decided to scrap that and restart from scratch.\
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Previous releases are currently archived on the `mega.nz` website:
- [Previous Releases](https://mega.nz/#F!ZIEGmSRQ!qvL6Wk6THzE-dazkfT6N3Q)
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Changes include:
- 60FPS.
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- VBE graphics with variable resolutions.
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- Added a NONE #define for use in default function arguments.
- 440Hz 'A' tuning changed to 432Hz.
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- HolyC -> CosmiC.
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- System-wide renames:
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- AOnce -> ZOnce
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- ACAlloc -> ZCAlloc
- AMAlloc -> ZMAlloc
- AStrNew -> ZStrNew
- Adam -> Zenith
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- Seth -> Daemon
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- BEqu -> BEqual
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- Bwd -> Backward
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- Cfg -> Config
- Chg -> Change
- Chk -> Check
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- Cmp -> Comp
- (Compiler. CCmpCtrl->CCompCtrl, etc)
- Cmp -> Compare
- (StrCmp->StrCompare, etc)
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- Cnt -> Count
- Cpy -> Copy
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- Cvt -> Convert
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- Dbg -> Debug
- Dft -> Default
- Drv -> Drive
- Dsk -> Disk
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- Evt -> Event
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- Fmt -> Format
- Fwd -> Forward
- Glbls -> Globals
- Hndlr -> Handler
- Lst -> List
- Ms -> Mouse
- Msg -> Message
- Pkt -> Packet
- Pmt -> Prompt
- Prs -> Parse
- QSort -> QuickSort
- Que -> Queue
- Rem -> Remove
- Rst -> Reset
- Rqst -> Request
- Scrn -> Screen
- Snd -> Sound
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- Srv -> Server
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- Stk -> Stack
- Stmt -> Statement
- TempleOS -> ZenithOS
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## Screenshots
32-bit color!
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![](/screenshots/screenshot1.png)