[isitcontent]

The memory model is flat enough. The problem with the memory is, you only have about 200kB traditional RAM. But then, you have 8MB of PSRAM. But it requires strict 4-byte alignment, and is noticeably slower.

What makes traditional OSs difficult on this platform, is the lack of memory protection. But I am a simple man, I am not writing an OS, all I wanted was a usable shell and an apps installer, so I made that work.

[apitman]

Things change when the underlying assumptions change. Memory protection is mostly useful for multitasking, but traditional multitasking isn't always needed when your entire app starts faster than Windows can minimize a program.

[pjmlp]

Just like MS-DOS and CP/M did great with such hardware constraints.

I still think many don't understand how much is possible with a plain ESP32.

[apitman]

We should have an argument about how WASM would be the perfect app format for this.

[pjmlp]

Like USCD Pascal P-Code, M-Code, Taos, IBM TIMI, JVM, CLR, Parallax Propeller, and many others.