System map

Nucleus

The compact kernel center owns task state, scheduling, bounded Send/Receive/Reply IPC, ports, names, syscall entry, and the minimum real-mode machine state required to boot.

Resident services

Named components separate filesystem, console, input, driver, storage, network, serial, and optional sound policy. Process and time calls remain in the kernel core. Graphical clients use the message boundary instead of touching adapter memory or input hardware directly.

Userland

Native ANTX programs use a compact ELKS/POSIX-compatible surface. Venison, MicroWeb, AntChat, shells, editors, file tools, and diagnostics all run in segmented IA-16 memory.

BOOT PATH

PC BIOS
  |-- MBR + ext2 boot block
  |-- Antler nucleus + early archive
  |-- early init -> resident services
  |-- init mounts root and reads /etc/inittab
  `-- graphical login -> Venison

There is no protected-mode process model or flat address space. Optional features must fit the configured conventional-memory budget.