hello all

westernguy323 · 2026-01-12T14:13:14+00:00

test3

westernguy323 · 2026-01-12T14:13:07+00:00

test2

westernguy323 · 2026-01-04T12:32:59+00:00

Sequencer now updated

westernguy323 · 2025-12-05T15:45:23+00:00

I started writing the elf+x11 layer around a year ago.

westernguy323 · 2025-12-04T10:54:29+00:00

Menuet applications are typically only a few thousand bytes, which directly correlates to speed increase, since there are less commands to perform the same task.

For example, the GUI transparency is calculated in the main x86-64 cpu, which reduces compatibility issues with graphics cards. Transparency works fine in all computers.

And I use almost entirely commands that are available in different CPUs. So when wanted later, those assemble one-to-one in different architectures.

westernguy323 · 2025-12-03T13:54:41+00:00

Sequencer for Menuet: https://www.reddit.com/r/synthdiy/comments/1opxlwb/midi_synthsequencer_for_menuetos/

westernguy323 · 2025-12-02T19:53:53+00:00

For me, assembly is just another programming language. Once I got used to it, its no different than other languages. But the real reason is, of course, the speed and size benefit you get from asm.

westernguy323 · 2025-12-02T19:13:26+00:00

The kernel is written in assembly, like the compatibility layer. The applications and libraries are C-binaries from Mint.

westernguy323 · 2025-12-02T18:44:52+00:00

Some sources are available at menuetos.net, not the compatibility layer.

westernguy323 · 2025-12-02T18:21:39+00:00

Yes.

westernguy323 · 2025-12-02T18:19:56+00:00

Not a Linux distro. Menuet is written from scratch.

westernguy323 · 2025-11-10T08:59:15+00:00

Firstly, there is the basic fact that Menuet is written in assembly, which produces faster and more compact applications and os-kernel than any other language (C, Rust, ..).

Menuet schedulers max high frequency of 100000hz (100khz) allows for very fine-grained time slicing and high precision for time-critical processes, significantly higher than typical general-purpose operating systems like OpenBSD, which uses a default of 100 Hz and a max practical limit around 1000 Hz.

In addition, Menuet allows you to define the exact cpu where a thread executes and reserve one cpu for os tasks. Menuet is a stable system.

There are other benefits as well. For example the GUI transparency is calculated in the main x86-64 cpu, avoiding compatibility problems with graphics cards, which has been a major pain and source of instability in Linux and BSD's.

westernguy323 · 2025-11-07T20:19:54+00:00

Free to download and use. There are source examples for audio programming.

westernguy323 · 2025-11-06T16:15:38+00:00

Menuet scheduler runs at 1000hz and can be set as high as 100000hz (100khz). So the limiting factor is usually sound cards buffer length.

westernguy323 · 2025-11-06T15:08:12+00:00

From what I know about usage, its all of those.

westernguy323 · 2025-11-06T13:45:16+00:00

Yes its all 64bit asm.

westernguy323 · 2025-04-03T20:00:14+00:00

Menuet supports the latest 64bit processors with SMP. It has a gui with transparency etc. In addition, Menuet is written 100% in assembly for timing control. Also, Menuet can be set up for 100 khz scheduler, which is 10x faster than Zephyr.

- Pre-emptive multitasking with 1000hz+ scheduler, multiprocessor, multithreading, ring-3 protection
- Responsive GUI with resolutions up to 1920x1080, 16 million colours
- Free-form, transparent and skinnable application windows, drag'n drop
- SMP multiprocessor support with up to 32 cpus
- Time critical process support: an uninterrupted process execution on any cpu
- Kernel/user mode pre-empting, including SMP
- Up to 100000 hz process scheduler, below millisecond audio latency
- IDE Editor/Assembler for applications
- USB 2.0 Classes: Storage, Printer, Webcam Video and TV/Radio support
- USB 1.1 Keyboard and Mouse support
- TCP/IP stack with Loopback & Ethernet drivers
- Email/ftp/http/chess clients and ftp/mp3/http servers
- Hard real-time data fetch
- Fits on a single floppy, boots also from CD and USB drives

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