Classic operating systems systems

Classic Operating Systems presents 24 seminal papers on landmark systems, such as the Atlas, B5000, Exec 11, Egdon, CTSS, Multics, Titan, Unix, THE, RC 4000, Venus, Boss 2, Solo, OS 6, Alto, Pilot, Star, WFS, Unix United, and Amoeba systems.

While focusing on significant, elegant systems, the book:

- Features an essay on the evolution of operating systems that summarizes the papers and puts them in historical perspective.

Describes batch processing, multiprogramming, timesharing, personal computing, and distributed systems.

Emphasizes the role of influential model operating systems in the development of concurrent programming.

o Illustrates how operating system designers think.

o Captures the historic contribution of operating systems to software design, concurrent programming, graphic user interfaces, file systems, personal computing, and distributed systems.

o Reveals that operating systems are based on a surprisingly small number of ideas of permanent interest.

o Includes a bibliography of about 60 operating systems considered for inclusion in the anthology.

Edited by a computer pioneer, Classic Operating Systems is an essential reader on the historic development of modern operating systems. It is an authoritative resource for students, researchers and professionals who are familiar with the basic principles of operating systems.

Contents

• The Evolution of Operating Systems
• Per Brinch Hansen (2000)
• Part I Open Shop
• Part II Batch Processing
• Part III Multiprogramming
• Part IV Timesharing
• Part V Concurrent Programming
• Part VI Personal Computing
• Part VII Distributed systems
• Bibliography