TempleOS

TempleOS
TempleOS 5.03
DeveloperTerry A. Davis
Written inHoly C and x86 Assembly
Working stateFinished
Source modelOpen source
Initial release2005; 19 years ago (2005) (as J Operating System)
2013; 11 years ago (2013) (as TempleOS)
Latest release5.03 / November 20, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-20)
Platformsx64
Kernel typeMonolithic
UserlandUserCmdLine using HolyC,
Adam
Default
user interface
640x480 16 Color Graphics, specifically created for TempleOS
LicensePublic domain
Official websitetempleos.org

TempleOS (formerly J Operating System, LoseThos, and SparrowOS) is a biblical-themed lightweight operating system (OS) designed to be the Third Temple prophesied in the Bible. It was created by American programmer Terry A. Davis, who developed it alone over the course of a decade after a series of manic episodes that he later described as a revelation from God.

The system was characterized as a modern x86-64 Commodore 64, using an interface similar to a mixture of DOS and Turbo C. Davis proclaimed that the system's features, such as its 640x480 resolution, 16-color display, and single-voice audio, were designed according to explicit instructions from God.[1] It was programmed with an original variation of C/C++ (named HolyC) in place of BASIC, and included an original flight simulator, compiler, and kernel.

First released in 2005 as J Operating System, TempleOS was renamed in 2013 and was last updated in 2017.

  1. ^ Hicks, Jesse (November 25, 2014). "God's Lonely Programmer". VICE Motherboard. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.