Workshop Home

Introduction

Workshop Rules

• Rule No. 1: This is a workshop, not a talk
• Rule No. 2: Feel free to whisper, but please keep noise to a minimum!
• Rule No. 3: Feel free to work on exercises / reading at any point
• Rule No. 4: If you’re totally lost, please say so during the exercise breaks. That’s my fault! We’ll be making use of everything covered today in the practical.
• Rule No. 5: Please observe the university Code of Conduct during the workshop. We’re here to enjoy ourselves and (hopefully!) learn about operating systems. Any threatening or offensive behaviour or language will be treated seriously.

Navigation

• Follow along with the talk, read more in depth and complete exercises from the Table of Contents
• The Resources section below has links to various external websites/content that may be useful
• Join the workshop chat to discuss things or ask questions of workshop assistants and other participants

Resources

• OSDev Wiki - Pages with tutorials and info on all aspects of operating system development
• Intel x86 developer handbook - serious technical documentation, can be used for reference
• Solution Repo - A GitHub repository containing a simple solution for the workshop practical
• NASM Language - NASM language documentation
• NASM Command Line - NASM command line documentation
• x86 Reference - One of many x86 instruction references