How to write an Operating System (A SIGOPS Guide)

[Stavros]

I'm just going to go ahead and put the prerequisites here:
-Programming experience (knowledge of C and C++, structs, pointers, basic data types, control loops, and the preprocessor)
-Knowledge of Architecture used (knowledge of assembly)
-A machine
-Persistence and Mental Stability

[EDIT]: Most information (if not all) is outdated in the SIGOPS.

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http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/sigops/roll_your_own/

Here's a wiki with a lot of information as well as an active forum:

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http://wiki.osdev.org/Main_Page

These articles may or may not be out of date. Covers things like boot process, partitions, plug and play, and hardware:

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http://www.nondot.org/sabre/os/articles

[Lundis]

Don't forget http://www.intel.com/products/processor/manuals/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Personally I'm a big fan of the osdev wiki, it's the second best site on the net to me.