It might be, but I imagine having an OS where Lisp is the systems programming language is way different from a system where it is just another language.
Yeah, but that does not make it 'better' or more useful.
Lisp-based operating systems are no longer used, because they were quite complex (coming out of a research environment) and provided LESS functionality in some crucial areas (for example they were not multi-user - they were one-person, one machine, one 'world'). Additionally they were expensive.
The Xerox Lisp and Xerox Smalltalk workstations one could buy were severely underpowered (RAM, speed, ...).
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It might be, but I imagine having an OS where Lisp is the systems programming language is way different from a system where it is just another language.
Yeah, but that does not make it 'better' or more useful.
Lisp-based operating systems are no longer used, because they were quite complex (coming out of a research environment) and provided LESS functionality in some crucial areas (for example they were not multi-user - they were one-person, one machine, one 'world'). Additionally they were expensive.
The Xerox Lisp and Xerox Smalltalk workstations one could buy were severely underpowered (RAM, speed, ...).