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Originally posted by TheHeadFL
Assembly code doesn't refer to a specific language. Its just a class of languages that are a human readable version of the underlying binary opcodes.

Different processor architectures have different assembly codes.

X86 assembly is different than PowerPC assembly is different than MIPS assembly etc etc.

That's true, (I know this already) and like i said before, i wouldn't put native windows upcodes in there if i were making my own OS, just like i wouldn't have native Mac upcodes with a PowerPC. It's a common mistake.

Programming an OS is not nearly as easy as programming a simple program. You have to specify every signal of every pixel on the screen (If you're making GUI) program how to integrate within the video board, Chipset, CPU, Math Coprocessor, keyboard, (As well as any device and port connected to the computer. ) and and most importantly, Recorce fork.

I bet most of you never even heard of that before, but that's just the Mac term for it. (I forgot what it's called with PC :o)It's how CPU's separate files from folders. This is why it takes alot more than just one person to make any OS.

when you list java as one of your potential choice for writing OS, offically you have no idea what your talking about.. try linux, it might do what you want, if not, start hacking away..

Like i said....
Java is programming language for Sun Microsystems servers with SPARC Architexture and Sun OS. If he wants to build a SUN computer, there ya go. (Though that's more than likely not going to happen.)
Linux was a good suggestion. Most distrebutions are FREE!

Please let me know when you wan't to start building handheald!