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Super-Lightweight Operating System boots off a 1.44MB Floppy Disk. 💾

[KolibriOS lets you do simple tasks and even play games on your legacy PC.]

While most operating systems are written in C and C++, KolibriOS is written in pure x86 assembly and as a result small and lightweight enough to run off a standard 1.44 MB floppy disk.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KolibriOS

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Since then, KolibriOS has become widely multi-platform while maintaining a 32-bit focus and becoming lightweight enough to run on any PC with an i585-compatible CPU, 8MB of RAM and a VESA-compatible video card.

As those system requirements and the option to install it with storage as minute as a 1.44MB floppy drive indicate, this operating system is explicitly targeted at legacy PC hardware.

With the CD-ROM version having the advantage of more software being provided with it, including shareware versions of DOOM and Wolfenstein 3D.
[ImageSource: KolibriOS]

Screenshot of the KolibriOS desktop on first boot with default wallpaper.

As a fork of 32-bit MenuetOS back in 2004, KolibriOS has since followed its own course, sticking to the x86 codebase and requiring only a modest system with an i586-compatible CPU. Unlike MenuetOS’ proprietary x86_64 version, there’s no 64-bit in KolibriOS, but at this level you probably won’t miss it.

<https://wiki.kolibrios.org/wiki/Hardware_Support#Network>
[ImageSource: KolibriOS]

A curiosity recently caught our eye—that curiosity is KolibriOS, a super-lightweight and ultra-fast OS designed for legacy PCs with its floppy drive-friendly install size of just 1.44 MB.

The OS was really fast, stable, runs DOOM smoothly and overall seems to be a great small OS for x86 platforms that could give an old system a new lease on life.

<https://youtu.be/LjvG54xszoY>