Ecosystem

Presently, the Kestrel-3 does not have any known users besides me. Thus, there's not much of an ecosystem at present. For this reason, the Kestrel-3's hardware is primarily optimized for my use-cases for the computer.

These are the types of applications I personally wish to run on the Kestrel-3:

• software development tools, especially for future Kestrel-3 enhancements
• basic hardware development tools (i.e. expansion peripherals for the Kestrel-3)
• basic Internet and amateur packet radio applications
• basic productivity tools
• simple 2D games.

As more use-cases are discovered, particularly as more users work with the system, hardware and system software changes can be made to accommodate them. For example, I intend on using the Kestrel-3 to help run a home business, so at least one variation of the design will be business optimized. Others I know who are interested in the computer prefer to write games, graphics demos, or compose music. This skews the Kestrel-3's hardware and system software design for these applications. It is through this iterative feedback approach that the Kestrel-3 will become a family of related computer designs.