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Information: Operating systems (OSs) do many things: it is the block of software that runs in the memory of a computer which mediates between the hardware below and application(s) above; provides consistent access to various hardware for user programs such as applicat This page was last updated on October 10th, 2008
Acromania: OS
from Ziff-Davis.Net. http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/glossary/glossary_137.html
Internet Operating System Counter
Statistics on Internet OS use, WWW, FTP, and News servers. Over 940,000 hosts checked in last survey. http://www.leb.net/hzo/ioscount/
How Stuff Works: Operating Systems
Unbiased enlightening tutorial with impartial description of how OSs work, and many related links. http://www.howstuffworks.com/operating-system.htm
OSNews: Exploring the Future of Computing
Weblog style online magazine on operating systems and computing environments. Daily updates, reader forum with many comments. http://www.osnews.com/
osOpinion
Commentary written by technology professionals on computer and Internet-related topics. http://www.osOpinion.com/
VMware, Inc.
Virtual Platform Technology: a virtual machine that allows running many OSs at once: BSDs, DOS, Linux, and Windows. http://www.vmware.com/
Convergence International
The non-Wintel user group, supporting Acorn, Amiga, Apple, ARM, Be, NCs, PowerPC, Psion, Unix and other alternative operating systems. Services include a non-Wintel news summary. http://www.convergence.org/