Show HN: GentleOS – A pair of hobby OSes for vintage 32-bit and 16-bit PCs

Category: other

Tags: hobby-os, retro-hardware, bare-metal

Score: 4.5/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 6, Documentation: 5, Utility: 3)

GentleOS is a pair of hobby operating systems targeting vintage 32-bit and 16-bit PCs, designed for tinkering with retro hardware and running graphical apps on bare metal. It is monolithic, compile-time configurable, and supports standard PC devices, with a focus on simplicity and nostalgia rather than modern features. Its niche appeal lies in enabling hands-on exploration of early PC architectures with minimal system requirements.

Target audience: retro computing enthusiasts

Repository: https://github.com/luke8086/gentleos32 · C · GPL-2.0

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