diff --git a/bin/__init__.py b/bin/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f7d74b..0000000
--- a/bin/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-imports = [ i[:-3] for i in os.listdir('/bin/') if i.endswith('.py') and not '__' in i ]
-for module in imports:
-    exec(f'import bin.{module} as {module}')
diff --git a/bin/background.py b/bin/background.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3403419..0000000
--- a/bin/background.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import circuitos
-
-class App(circuitos.App):
-    def F_main(self):
-        self.os.launch(*self.argv[1:])
-        self.exit()
diff --git a/bin/init.py b/bin/init.py
index c2f017f..f4f7049 100644
--- a/bin/init.py
+++ b/bin/init.py
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
-import circuitos
 import shlex
 
-class App(circuitos.App):
-    def F_main(self):
-        with open('/etc/init/start') as f:
-            lines = f.readlines()
-        for line in lines:
-            if line.strip():
-                last_pid = self.os.launch(*shlex.split(line))
+def get_app_class(template):
+    class App(template):
+        def F_main(self):
+            with open('/etc/init/start') as f:
+                lines = f.readlines()
+            for line in lines:
+                if line.strip():
+                    last_pid = self.os.launch(*shlex.split(line))
 
-        self.transfer_console(last_pid)
-        self.next_function = 'loop'
+            self.transfer_console(last_pid)
+            self.next_function = 'loop'
 
-    def F_loop(self):
-        pass
+        def F_loop(self):
+            pass
+
+    return App
diff --git a/bin/kill.py b/bin/kill.py
index 8a71999..c1cc04c 100644
--- a/bin/kill.py
+++ b/bin/kill.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import circuitos
+def get_app_class(template):
+    class App(template):
+        def F_main(self):
+            self.os.kill(int(self.argv[1]))
+            self.exit()
 
-class App(circuitos.App):
-    def F_main(self):
-        self.os.kill(int(self.argv[1]))
-        self.exit()
+    return App
diff --git a/bin/ps.py b/bin/ps.py
index e43d041..b0dde1a 100644
--- a/bin/ps.py
+++ b/bin/ps.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import circuitos
+def get_app_class(template):
+    class App(template):
+        def F_main(self):
+            apps = self.os.apps
+            for pid, app in apps.items():
+                args = app.argv[1:]
+                name = app.name
+                print(f'{pid}	{name} {args}')
+            self.exit()
 
-class App(circuitos.App):
-    def F_main(self):
-        apps = self.os.apps
-        for pid, app in apps.items():
-            args = app.argv[1:]
-            name = app.name
-            print(f'{pid}	{name} {args}')
-        self.exit()
+    return App
diff --git a/bin/sh.py b/bin/sh.py
index 6427fef..529dd42 100644
--- a/bin/sh.py
+++ b/bin/sh.py
@@ -1,33 +1,35 @@
-import circuitos
+import circuitos.exceptions
 import shlex
 import console
 
-class App(circuitos.App):
-    def F_main(self):
-        self.jump('prompt')
-
-    def F_prompt(self):
-        self.console.write(b'CicuitOS sh # ')
-        self.store['buf'] = []
-        self.jump('input')
-
-    def F_input(self):
-        raw_line = console.read(self.console, self.store['buf'])
-        if raw_line is not None:
-            line = shlex.split(raw_line.decode('ascii'))
-            if line:
-                try:
-                    if line[0] == 'bg':
-                        self.os.launch(*line[1:])
-                    elif line[0] == 'exit':
-                        self.exit()
-                    else:
-                        pid = self.os.launch(*line)
-                        self.wait(pid)
-                        self.transfer_console(pid)
-                except circuitos.AppNotFound as e:
-                    print('error: app not found')
+def get_app_class(template):
+    class App(template):
+        def F_main(self):
             self.jump('prompt')
 
-    def F_loop(self):
-        pass
+        def F_prompt(self):
+            self.console.write(b'CicuitOS sh # ')
+            self.store['buf'] = []
+            self.jump('input')
+
+        def F_input(self):
+            raw_line = console.read(self.console, self.store['buf'])
+            if raw_line is not None:
+                line = shlex.split(raw_line.decode('ascii'))
+                if line:
+                    try:
+                        if line[0] == 'bg':
+                            self.os.launch(*line[1:])
+                        elif line[0] == 'exit':
+                            self.exit()
+                        else:
+                            pid = self.os.launch(*line)
+                            self.wait(pid)
+                            self.transfer_console(pid)
+                    except circuitos.exceptions.AppNotFound as e:
+                        print('error: app not found')
+                self.jump('prompt')
+
+        def F_loop(self):
+            pass
+    return App
diff --git a/circuitos/__init__.py b/circuitos/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..343091d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/circuitos/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import bin #this is at the end of the script in case any functions from bin
+#depend on anything here
+from circuitos.exceptions import *
+from circuitos.apploader import get_app
+import circuitos.apploader # apploader hack
+import time
+import usb_cdc
+
+class App:
+    def __init__(self, os, pid, name, *argv):
+        self.os = os
+        self.pid = pid
+        self.name = name
+        self.store = {}
+        self.next_function = 'main'
+        self.run_at = -1
+        self.argv = (self,) + argv
+        self.waiting_for = -1
+
+    def iterate(self):
+        if time.monotonic() >= self.run_at and not self.waiting_for in self.os.apps:
+            getattr(self, f'F_{self.next_function}')()
+
+    @property
+    def console(self):
+        if self.pid == self.os.controllers[-1]:
+            return self.os.console
+        else:
+            raise NotConsoleController(self.os.controllers[-1])
+
+    def transfer_console(self, recipient):
+        if self.pid == self.os.controllers[-1]:
+            self.os.controllers.append(recipient)
+        else:
+            raise NotConsoleController(self.os.controllers[-1])
+
+    def jump(self, function):
+        self.next_function = function
+
+    def sleep(self, seconds):
+        self.run_at = time.monotonic() + seconds
+
+    def exec(self, command, *argv):
+        self.os.apps[self.pid] = get_app(command)(self.os, self.pid, command, *argv)
+
+    def wait(self, pid):
+        self.waiting_for = pid
+
+    def end_wait(self):
+        self.waiting_for = -1
+
+    def on_exit(self):
+        pass
+
+    def exit(self):
+        del self.os.apps[self.pid]
+
+apploader.App = App # apploader hack
+
+class OS:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.apps = {}
+        self.next_new = 0
+        self.controllers = [0]
+        self.console = usb_cdc.console
+        usb_cdc.console.timeout = 0
+        self.next_pidi = 0
+        self.launch('init')
+
+    def iterate(self):
+        pid = list(self.apps.keys())[self.next_pidi]
+        function = self.apps[pid].iterate
+
+        function()
+
+        try:
+            self.apps[pid]
+            # If this succeds, the app did not exit and next_pidi should
+            # be incremented
+            self.next_pidi += 1
+        except KeyError:
+            # If self.apps[pid] failed, the app exited and next_pidi
+            # should not be incremented
+            pass
+        self.next_pidi = self.next_pidi % len(self.apps)
+
+        while not self.controllers[-1] in self.apps.keys():
+            self.controllers.pop()
+
+    def launch(self, app, *argv):
+        self.apps[self.next_new] = get_app(app)(self, self.next_new, app, *argv)
+        self.next_new += 1
+        return self.next_new - 1
+
+    def kill(self, pid):
+        try:
+            del self.apps[pid]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise(NoSuchProcess(pid))
+
+def run():
+    os = OS()
+    while True:
+        os.iterate()
+
+
diff --git a/circuitos/apploader.py b/circuitos/apploader.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f58239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/circuitos/apploader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+_cache = {}
+
+def get_app(app):
+    try:
+        return _cache[app]
+    except KeyError:
+        try:
+            module = __import__(f'/bin/{app}')
+        except AttributeError:
+            raise AppNotFound(app)
+
+        try:
+            app_class = module.get_app_class(App)
+        except AttributeError:
+            raise InvalidApp(app)
+
+        _cache[app] = app_class
+
+        return app_class
diff --git a/circuitos/exceptions.py b/circuitos/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41aa265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/circuitos/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+class CircuitOSError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class NoSuchProcess(CircuitOSError):
+    pass
+
+
+class AppNotFound(CircuitOSError):
+    pass
+
+
+class InvalidApp(AppNotFound):
+    pass
+
+
+class NotConsoleController(CircuitOSError):
+    pass