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> Yes I know Ada is not a good fit, but there has already been a Unix-like OS entirely implemented in a derivative of Pascal: TUNIS.

Isn't it? There is a very well-developed kernel written in ADA with SPARK and formally verified at that: https://ironclad.nongnu.org

And PASCAL-derived languages were very popular for operating systems in the 80s. To name a few: Apple's LISA OS, DEC's VAXELN, and OBERON. There were others as well that didn't quite make it, like DEC's MICA and Acorn's ARX.



Thanks for this!

I did not realise VAXELN was in Pascal. The others I did know of, yes, although Ironclad only from another comment in this thread.




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