What operating systems available for an 8-bit microprocessor?

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Published on 2008-09-17T15:54:07Z Indexed on 2010/03/19 18:21 UTC
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It does not need to be a full fledged OS, but at least have multitasking capabilities (i.e. a scheduler).
Please mention what processor architecture it works on.

This is a survey, so exact capabilities are not really important. Think of this as being a place to look at for possibilities when your next 8-bit embedded project comes up...

I realize that most 8-bit micro do not require an OS, but just as a counter-example, Rabbit Semiconductor offers the RCM3710 processor module with 4 serial ports, a 10-BaseT ethernet port, 512K RAM and 512K Flash. All that for $39. All based around an 8-bit Z80 core.

8-bit does NOT necessarily mean extreme resource constraint.

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