TempleOS

TempleOS is a biblical operating system (OS). It was designed to be the Third Temple prophesied in the Bible. It was created by American programmer Terry A. Davis. TempleOS was written during Terry Davis's manic episodes. He described his inspiration as a revelation from God. The features of TempleOS include a 640x480 resolution, 16-color display, and single-voice audio. Terry Davis said that these features were designed according to instructions from God. It uses a programming language called HolyC, similar to the programming language C. It includes a flight simulator, compiler, and kernel.

TempleOS was released for the first time in 2005. It was last updated in 2018.

Background

Terry A. Davis (1969–2018) was schizophrenic. He suffered from delusions. These caused him to be hospitalized for a short period of time. He said that he was communicating with God.

Davis began developing TempleOS in 2003. Originally, it had no internet support. Davis died after being hit by a train on August 11, 2018. 

System overview
TempleOS is 64-bit. It is in the public domain and is open source, which means anyone can use and modify the code. It gives users direct access to the lower-levels of the operating system, which means that users can easily change core components of the computer. TempleOS has a graphics library with 16 colors. It can be used with a keyboard and mouse. It has its own system for files. Terry Davis said the limited resolution was to make it easier for children to draw illustrations for God.

 Legacy 
After Terry Davis died, Thom Holwerda wrote: "Davis was clearly a gifted programmer – writing an entire operating system is no small feat – and it was sad to see him affected by his mental illness". One fan described Davis as a "programming legend", while another, a computer engineer, compared the development of TempleOS to a one-man-built skyscraper. He added that it "actually boggles my mind that one man wrote all that" and that it was "hard for a layperson to understand what a phenomenal achievement" it is to write an entire operating system alone.

TempleOS is in the public domain. Davis's family has wished for fans to donate to the National Alliance for Mental Illness and other organizations "working to ease the pain and suffering caused by mental illness".

 References 

 Other websites 
 TempleOS Website
 Comprehensive archive of TempleOS and Terry A. Davis material
  Archive of the TempleOS website and operating system
  Archive of the TempleOS bootable ISO images
 TempleOS source code

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Category:Operating systems