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GentleOS

GentleOS is a hobby OS pair for vintage 16-bit and 32-bit PCs.

At a glance:

First seen:2026-06-09

Last seen:2026-06-09

Times seen:1

Website:github.com

The short version

GentleOS is a hobby OS pair for vintage 16-bit and 32-bit PCs.

Why it caught our attention

Retrocomputing commenters showed real interest and follow-up ideas.

Where it surfaced on Hacker News

2026-06-09

Editorial paraphrase

Commenters wanted to power up vintage IBM PCs again and suggested adding an Uxn emulator.

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