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Re:LT6502: A 6502-based homebrew laptop by PostOnce on Sunday February 15, 2026 @06:59PM (#47029141)
I want to chime in on SymbOS, which I think is the perfect reply to the GP's curiosity.

https://www.symbos.org/shots.htm

This is what slow computers with a few hundred kB of RAM can do.

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Re:LT6502: A 6502-based homebrew laptop by nxobject on Monday February 16, 2026 @12:55AM (#47031346)
The original Macintosh had similar specs as well – 128k with a 68k clocked at ~6-7 MHz. It helps that both platforms put a significant amount of OS code in ROM.
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