# chaOS Terminal
v0.2.1-alpha

A tiny immersive terminal simulation for *Ladd's Robot Repair*.

This program emulates booting into the operating system of Ladd's walker:
**chaOS** — *Compact Heuristic Autonomous Operating Shell*.

Features include:

- ASCII startup screen-
- Fake diagnostic boot logs
- Randomized system responses
- Interactive terminal prompt
- Mildly unreliable machinery

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## Requirements

- Python 3
- macOS, Linux, or any terminal capable of running Python

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## Installation

Clone or download the files, then open Terminal in the project folder.

Make the script executable:

```bash
chmod +x chaos.py
````

Run the simulation:

```bash
./chaos.py
```

Or:

```bash
python3 chaos.py
```

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## Example Commands

```text
help
status
scan
repair
map
exit
```

Most commands are either partially functional or emotionally compromised.

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## Example Output

```text
Checking left knee actuator............. OK
Calibrating balance gyros............... mostly OK
Warming coffee coil..................... FAILED
Locating Ladd........................... nearby
```

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## Future Ideas

- CRT-style green terminal mode
- Sound effects
- Simulated filesystem
- Fake maintenance logs
- Random scavver encounters
- "Nullhound detected" events
- Hidden story fragments
- Persistent save state
- Corrupted memory sectors

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## Lore Notes

chaOS is less an operating system and more a collection of patched-together
subsystems, salvage firmware, emergency overrides, and stubborn optimism.

Like most things in Angel's End, it continues functioning primarily because
people care enough to keep fixing it.

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## License

The underlying terminal simulation code is released under the MIT License.

All original story elements, characters, settings, terminology, and worldbuilding
related to *Ladd's Robot Repair*‚—including but not limited to Ladd, Angel's End,
The Tumbledown, Bitsworth, Nullhound, and associated fictional lore—are
copyright 2026 © David Anaxagoras. All rights reserved.

This repository does not grant rights to reproduce, adapt, publish, or create
derivative works based on the *Ladd's Robot Repair* setting, characters, or story
materials without permission.