Software-wise for either hardware implementation, I think I would do a GUI similar to Picotron, but built around CircuitPython rather than Lua.
I think the built-in code editor, tracker, and sprite/tile editor are just as important to have as the REPL.
To that, I would add a built-in documentation viewer with both tutorials and essential programming documentation, as well as a debugging monitor that's invokable with a dedicated key on the keyboard, which allows for examining hardware state and program execution, combined with the basics like watchpoints, breakpoints, single stepping, and so on.
Finally, I would take a leaf out of Oberon's book, and have the OS/GUI source code be introspectable and potentially modifiable by the user.
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