Surely the easiest way to get a useful OS running on 8 bit CPUs would be to start with an existing one like CP/M that already has an ecosystem of applications a

Surely the easiest way to get a useful OS running on 8 bit CPUs would be to start with an existing one like CP/M that already has an ecosystem of applications and hardware designs including networking. Perhaps I should drag my Osborne out of the cellar and see if the floppies still work.