The design of Operating System/2
IBM Systems Journal
Inside OS-2
The design of OS/2
Operating systems
Modern operating systems
The battle of the operating systems
IEEE Spectrum
C/C++ Users Journal
Linux network administrator's guide
Linux network administrator's guide
Network Operating Systems: Making the Right Choices
Network Operating Systems: Making the Right Choices
Windows NT: The Next Generation
Windows NT: The Next Generation
An Introduction to Operating Systems
An Introduction to Operating Systems
The Linux System Administrator's Guide
The Linux System Administrator's Guide
Computer
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A number of high performance operating systems are now available for small computers on different hardware platforms. These operating systems offer many advanced features formerly reserved for their workstation and minicomputer counterparts. This article surveys the most widely used of such operating systems, namely OS/2, Windows NT, Linux and Macintosh System 7.5. It provides an account on the history, design objectives and evolution of these operating systems and discusses their key features, design concepts and implementation issues. An assessment and comparison of features, and capabilities is also provided. The assessment and comparison is based primarily on key features, such as memory management, multitasking capabilities, file system architecture, I/O support (such as asynchronous I/O, multimedia capabilities, plug and play devices, and on-demand load drivers), and networking capabilities (e.g., support for widely used protocols such as TCP/IP, SLIP/PPP, NetBIOS, NSF mounting, etc.).