MyraOS
Infrastructure
hobby operating system
SHOW HN2025
How HN took it
11 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.38.
Execution: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good code and a fresh contrast to vibe-coded projects
From 2 comments
This feels like a fresh breath of air after all "I vibe coded this in 4 hours with Claude". Don't get me wrong, vibe coding had its own place, but it feels that projects like…
iezepov on HNThis is quite amazing. I'm not anything like a serious C coder and haven't tried ASM. I've written "filesystems" in higher level languages (stuff that imposed a directory…
noduerme on HN
Objections
Using 128MB RAM was not enough; the OS seems memory-hungry
From 3 comments
wrongfully assuming 128MB for the whole OS was enough If I were you I'd investigate why it needs so much. Keep in mind how much functionality older OSs had, and how much…
userbinator on HNDoom was released in 1993. 128MB of RAM wouldn't even fit in the typical mobo of the time. http://www.dosdays.co.uk/topics/1993.php
userbinator on HNDouble buffering a 4K 4bpp framebuffer itself is 64mb
zeusk on HN
Targets legacy 32-bit x86 and BIOS rather than modern x86_64/UEFI
From 2 comments
This is really great work! Always impressed to see hobby OS projects that get this far, well done. That said, I’m once again reminded that we sorely need some updated resources…
noone_youknow on HNYes. This stuff needs to be retargeted at x86_64 (on EFI, too) and ARM. Of course, also supporting i386 with legacy BIOS is OK, but it doesn't really get into the meat of what…
trollbridge on HN
Requests
Provide an ISO and work with copy.sh/v86 to run in the browser
From 1 comment
Hey, what an amazing project, bravo! i would suggest to providing an iso or co-operating / looking into copy.sh which provides a large number of iso files which you can boot/play…
Imustaskforhelp on HN
Make a technical YouTube demo video
From 2 comments
Would recommend making a good youtube video with demo.
maxpert on HNI'd go for something more technical, it feels like your target audience are hackers and not people shopping for an OS. But as always, it's your project done for yourself, so…
iezepov on HN
Questions
How the graphics stack works and whether Doom is playable with software rendering
From 1 comment
How did you handle the graphics stack? Is DOOM playable on just software rendering?
Levitating on HN
How memory usage was measured
From 1 comment
> ... and the Qemu not having enough (wrongfully assuming 128MB for the whole OS was enough). Interesting that 128 MB was not enough. What did you do to find this issue and how…
MisterTea on HN
Alternatives named
copy.sh/v86
From 1 comment
Hey, what an amazing project, bravo! i would suggest to providing an iso or co-operating / looking into copy.sh which provides a large number of iso files which you can boot/play…
Imustaskforhelp on HN
TempleOS
From 1 comment
Awesome. Should take a look at TempleOS as well.
MarcelOlsz on HN
OSHub hobby OS list
From 1 comment
Wow! Looks great! Id suggest checking out https://oshub.org/ it has a lot of hobby operating systems similar to this one.
joexbayer on HN