the writeup @mntmn did looking back at Interim OS is something anyone interested in a different computing path forward should read and think about. I revisit it every couple years, and lately every couple weeks, and this week daily.
(and then the rest of the repo is right there…I’d love to see an active fork (or 20) pick it up and revive it and move it forward.)
but do read this regardless:
What I Learned Writing an Operating System (and Building a Keyboard)