Operating systems notes
A Short History & the OS Zoo
How the cost of a computer shaped every OS idea we still use. Every section is a drawn page beside a clear written explanation, about 15 minutes in all.
- Chapter 2 of 37
- About 15 minutes
- 6 sections
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In this chapter
- Why the history is worth your time
- The batch era & the birth of the OS
- Multiprogramming & time-sharing
- The personal-computer era
- Mobile, embedded & real-time
- The OS zoo today
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