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Project Cherub – New TempleOS Fork. Early Build ISO and Future Plans

Project Cherub – New TempleOS Fork. Early Build ISO and Future Plans

by Rubinoslaw·Jun 24, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●MidBold Bet

TempleOS fork with big plans, but only FPS constants changed so far.

Strengths
  • •Ambitious roadmap targeting real hardware limitations (SATA AHCI, NVMe, USB)
  • •Preserving 640x480 resolution shows respect for TempleOS philosophical constraints
Weaknesses
  • •YouTube demo link is broken, no working screenshots or actual feature demos
  • •Concrete changes are just two kernel constants—SATA/NVMe/GPU support not implemented
Category
Open Source
Target Audience

OS hobbyists and TempleOS enthusiasts

Similar To

TempleOS · SerenityOS

Post Description

I, Rubinosław from REParadoxy, I'm presenting Project Cherub - a modernized version of TempleOS, very well known operating system made by Terry A. Davis. My vision is to create a minimalist, fully-functional and secure operating system. For home users, for bussiness users, for programmers, for artists, for everyone! Where THE USERS matter the most!

I've already changed FPS rate from 30 to 120 via modifying "KernelA.HH.Z" file, a part of the system kernel. I've changed WINMGR_FPS in that file from "(30000.0/1001)" to "(120000.0/1001)", and WINMGR_PERIOD from "(1001/30000.0)" to "(1001/120000.0)".

I've also changed the system name from "TempleOS" to "Project Cherub".

As I said - its just a very early build. But my plan is to add also 32-bit colors support, support for SATA AHCI, NVMe, Blu-ray, videos, GPU and USB. But I'll keep the 640x480 screen resolution, you know why.

THERE WILL BE MONTHLY PROGRESS UPDATES ON YOUTUBE AND LIVESTREAMS OF OSDEVING, SO YOU SHOULD SUBSCRIBE! https://www.youtube.com/@REParadoxy*

Full presentation of an early build with 120 FPS, future plan, and installation showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNq_4vG5Src

More information: https://github.com/Rubinoslaw/Project-Cherub - GitHub repository (with ISO!)

https://rubinoslaw.github.io/projectcherub.github.io/ - the official website of the project

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