The entire design and name is retro. Without it, I don't think the HN crowd would have been so enthusiastic. The only really new thing is the package manager, w

The entire design and name is retro. Without it, I don't think the HN crowd would have been so enthusiastic. The only really new thing is the package manager, which is another step in running an OS under a browser. * There are existing examples of JS x86 emulation or compiling stuff to WebAssembly, e.g. [0] let you run Windows 2000 in a browser over a decade ago. [0] https://bellard.org/jslinux/ https://bellard.org/jslinux/