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N2K-OS is a Graphics User Interface built for MS-DOS, FreeDOS, and DOSBox. Testing models have even shown that they will run in a Virtual Machine as well.

Initially being built on a 486 Machine that ranks as a low end Pentium 1, with 40 megabytes of ram, it currently runs like a dream for any machine of similar nature with SuperVGA and 256 Colors with ability to reach 800x600 (and soon to be much higher resolutions than that).

Slowly being developed over the last few years (each time ending in disaster), a new platform showed up. Entirely coded in QBasic 7.1 with additional libraries, we've achieved goals we never thought even possible in QBasic til now.
So far what works:
Both mouse buttons however the menus for the right hand click aren't available yet.
S on the Keyboard enables the screensaver
R on the Keyboard redraws the screen.
Clock Widget works.
'About' Window works.
Toolbar top works
Setting time and date works
Takes 999,999 Screenshots as SS#.bmp

Features
Point and Click Interface
Boasts 320x200 to beyond standard HD sized resolutions
Live Clock Widget
Desktop Screenshot built in function
"Close everything on the Desktop" Feature
Use of GIF files makes it VERY small yet very powerful.
Should run on a 386 or higher with as little as 16 meg ram
Takes 999,999 screenshots before "rolling the odometer over"
Color coded file recognition making it easier to spot desired files.
Full display of computer statistics including a graphical readout of hard drive space
Support for VESA (16 and 32 bit)
Unlimited desktop icons
Preloaded with 40 background desktop wallpapers
Support for Soundblaster and other soundcards
PCI card drivers preloaded.
Preloaded with its own titles.

Since the June 2017 Update most of this has changed:

Fully rebuilt desktop.
Changes include:
Now uses GIF load on images to improve load time.
Runs in Virtual Machine
15 Fonts plus 3 system fonts (This number is growing)
16 Working Wallpapers (This number is growing)
Desktop icons and Drop down icons are working.
Semi Multitasking feature is working for widget display.
Time and Date widget were corrected and moved to a widget.
System Specs are going to be more live time based and in a widget as well.
Increased the resolution to 1024x768