Interesting perspective. It’s true the jump from 8-bit to 32-bit architectures involved a lot more than just increasing the data bus width, it came with advance

Interesting perspective. It’s true the jump from 8-bit to 32-bit architectures involved a lot more than just increasing the data bus width, it came with advances in processor architecture so I understand where you are coming from. That said, I think the hobbiest community will find a happy medium in terms of complexity / hackability. Establishing a base platform seems to me the most important first step.