Executive TL;DR:

• Os8088 is a hand-written real-mode 8086 OS.
• No networking is available in the current version.
• VGA adapter support means you need to wait until 1987 to run this OS.

The Buzz Score

The Internet’s Verdict: 70% Hyped, 30% Skeptical

Forum Voices

Some users are excited about Os8088, with one saying:

The website explicitly states a lack of networking. Any interest in pursuing that in a future version? I have a Pocket 8086 – I would love to give this a try next weekend.

Others are skeptical, with comments like:

Beveled-buttons Minesweeper (first appeared in Win 3.11 IIRC) running on a preemptive 8086 OS with a bootleg System 1/2/3 interface looks absolutely cursed.

One user noted the challenges of running Os8088:

You’d still need a Wordstar-like app and a VisiCalc-like app (pref. Lotus 123-like). VGA adapter means you have to wait until 1987 to run this, otherwise you’d deal with CGA’s non-square pixels. EGA support would only be possible in Oct 1984.

Technical Details

Os8088 is a hand-written real-mode 8086 OS, with no C, no linker, and no runtime library, as one user pointed out:

Hand-written real-mode 8086. No C, no linker, no runtime library. More like hand-prompted…

Focus Keyword: Os8088 Review