colibri OS short review
Friendly operating system for low specification laptops
Hello, I'm back with Bayu Aji, this time I will review a small operating system that is friendly for low specification laptops, by the way, what operating system are you using here? Hehehe. Linux fanboy ? Windows ? Or Mac, the sultan is really horrified, OK, before continuing. Promotion for a moment like Seccodeid fanspage https://www.facebook.com/seccodeid/
What is hummingbird OS?
KolibriOS is a small but very powerful and fast operating system. This power only requires a few megabytes of disk space and 8MB RAM to work. Hummingbird has a wide range of applications that include a word processor, image viewer, graphic editor, web browser, and more than 30 interesting games. Full FAT12/16/32 support is implemented, as well as read-only support for NTFS, ISO9660 and Ext2/3/4. Drivers are written for popular sound, network, and graphics cards.
Quoted from https://kolibrios.org/en/
A small open source operating system ( Open Source ) written entirely in Assembly. Small operating system to put in a floppy or nearby. It is not surprising that it is named after the hummingbird. Ok, let's discuss more about this tiny operating system hehehe.
KolibriOS has or can do all of the following - runs on an IA32 compatible processor with only 8 MB of memory, boots from a variety of devices, including NTFS partitions as well as from within Windows itself, preemptive multi-tasking, VESA graphics support, AC97 audio support, FAT/FAT16/FAT32, CDFS and partial NTFS/EXT2/EXT3 file system support, and a few other things.
Explore the features of KolibriOS
Ok, now I will discuss about the features that are in this operating system, I tried this tiny operation with a Rasberrypi 3b and also used a virtual box to compare or compare it, I think this operating system is very cool wow amazing with a small size makes boot and the system becomes fast, here I only set the ram with a size of 1gb only and what happens? Remarkably this operating system is very fast and light to use, suitable for low specifications.
Then what are the features in this operating system? Ok, before that I haven't dig deeper into this operating system, yep, I just tried some of the features here, including games, image viewer, network, debugging, and a little fun to write articles here hehehe. Here I describe what features I have found.
Game Center
You can see the picture above, there are lots of games available there, I think the games here are like the games on Windows XP or old school Nokia hihihihi, yep, if you've ever played games on Windows XP there must be some that you know, yess this is suitable for you. For those of you who want to reminisce about the past, I tried all the games here and the results are wow. With 1 gb of ram this operating system can still run multitasking efficiently.
Change background image (Wallpaper)
Yoii, it definitely doesn't work if the operating system doesn't have a change wallpaper background feature hehehe, I tried to change the image from HD, until the normal quality is quite satisfactory, and you can adjust the color contrast, image, and size.
shell or terminal
Yep, if you are a Linux user, you must be familiar with the word shell or terminal, in KolibriOS it is a little different, if you open the shell feature don't be surprised, the shell features here are different from Linux or Windows, you have to adapt first in order to master this KolibriOS terminal, In my opinion, the UI of this Hummingbird is not good, yep, when I open it, the design is normal, not like Windows or Linux, but overall functions are good and worth using.
Network Features
In this menu, you will find some very useful things. The system is equipped with a TFTP client, email or mail, Telnet, IRC client, and even a VNC viewer. Maybe there are many more features that I haven't found and tried, and I'm here to try a little in the network features section, which contains configuration on computer networks.
Actually, there are still more features that I haven't explored, and here I don't have much time to try one by one the features that are here, and I try to suit my personal needs, such as office, browsing, tasks, and so on.
You can try and explore for yourself, find and try feature after feature that is in this KolibriOS, the installation process is very easy like Linux or Windows, you can try it with a virtual machine, or bootable.
Compare with Rasberrypi
Okok after discussing the features, I will compare (Comparing) with RasbianOS. I will compare the performance, design, features. For that, see the explanation below.
Performance
Design or user interface
Ok, now I will discuss the user interface, at this point I prefer RasbianOS, yep, compared to KolibriOS, I prefer RasbianOS, why?
In terms of textures, interfaces, and Rasbian icons are very pleasing to the eye. I'm using a full HD monitor and I've compared the two, in terms of detail, the Rasbian texture is the champion, in contrast to this KolibriOS which in fact I think is normal, especially in the shell, yep in this section KolibriOS is less attractive in the interface, maybe the developer will change interfaces are getting better.
Feature
The last point that I discuss here is the features, yes, at this point I think it's balanced, in terms of features I find both are the same for usability, multi-tasking, media, entertainment and so on, or maybe I'm not deep into the features in KolibriOS, I don't know. I think in terms of features it's the same, for this point I can say draw or draw, next I will explore this KolibriOS, a cool little operating system that can be used for anything. Maybe later I will make part 2 of it.
Strengths and weaknesses
okok, now the advantages and disadvantages of this KolibriOS, this is my opinion, guys, if I'm wrong or something is lacking, I'm sorry hehe, but here are the points that I have caught and tried, here are the advantages and disadvantages of this tiny operating system .
Excess
- Very light and suitable for low specifications
- Tough for those of you who like multi-tasking
- Wise memory allocation
- Cool features that are no less competitive than other operating systems
- Open source (Free)
- Homemade kernels, not cans, hihihih
Deficiency
- Not suitable for those of you who like heavy apps
- Not suitable for the latest apps, such as games, editing, and others
- Unattractive user interface
- Standard community
- Lack of users
Conclusion
There are so many operating system providers that you can use, such as Linux, IoS, Windows and so on, each operating system must have its own advantages and disadvantages, we as connoisseurs just choose which one is the most suitable operating system for you to enjoy and is comfortable to use.
KolibriOS is not a Linux-based operating system. KolibriOS develops the kernel for the operating system, making the kernel is not an easy thing, I give thumbs up for this KolibriOS developer. Because with such a small size, especially if it's a homemade kernel, it's amazing, with high performance KolibriOS in my opinion can compete with other operating systems, jos gandos.
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