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KnightOS/KnightOS

OS for z80 calculators observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/KnightOS/KnightOS · Assembly · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5096
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1949
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1316 stars · 181 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

KnightOS is a third-party Unix-like operating system for TI z80-based graphing calculators, built on a custom kernel with an official userspace that ties together packages, settings, and upgrade files. This repository orchestrates the build of complete ROM and upgrade images for supported TI-73/83+/84+ calculator models using the KnightOS SDK.

Use cases

  • install a custom operating system on a TI-84+ calculator
  • build a Unix-like OS image for a z80 calculator
  • run a third-party OS on a TI-83 Plus in an emulator
  • create an upgrade file to flash onto a TI calculator
  • develop against a custom kernel for z80 calculators
  • replace the stock TI-OS with an open-source alternative

When to choose

  • you own a supported TI z80 calculator (TI-73, TI-83+, TI-84+ family) and want a Unix-like alternative OS
  • you want to tinker with operating system development on constrained z80 hardware
  • you want to build custom ROM or upgrade images from source with the KnightOS SDK

When to avoid

  • you need a modern, actively developed OS - the latest release dates to 2021 and development is largely dormant
  • you have a calculator outside the supported TI z80 models, such as TI-Nspire or TI-89
  • you just want calculator programs or games that run under the stock TI-OS

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

embedded developer-tools operating-systems embedded-systems education embedded cross-platform z80 ti-calculator unix-like custom-kernel assembly userspace rom

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Member repositories

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