While it may have not fit their needs, the prior work in COSMOS suggests they could've done more if they chose: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos_(operating

While it may have not fit their needs, the prior work in COSMOS suggests they could've done more if they chose: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos_(operating_system) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos_(operating_system) I also usually bring up Oberon and House given safe languages can handle low-level stuff if you turn off safety plus hide it in some module. http://www.projectoberon.com http://www.projectoberon.com http://programatica.cs.pdx.edu/House/ http://programatica.cs.pdx.edu/House/