Operating systems on retrocomputers generally.
Regarding retrocomputing operating systems in general.
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The origins of fork()
Is fork() older than C? What are its origins? I might think that fork() was created along with C (1970s) but I recently read a reference to a 1963 paper where fork() was mentioned.
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Processor and operating systems for automatic lifts/elevators
Most automatic elevators have an algorithm that optimises travel between floors and users. Presumably this can be tailored to a particular building.
The first elevators were hand-operated purely by button pushing and had no intelligence of their…
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What happened to EYRX?
In 2001, Eyring Corporation released a 32-bit reconfigurable RTOS called EYRX. I remember downloading the documentation and programmer guide from their Web site. Strangely, no traces of that OS can be found anywhere on the Internet (except for the…
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Using a modern microcontroller to explore early home computing concepts
I'm working on a project to write a small OS based loosely on the functionality of CP/M. I want to better understand a few things about the early home computing market, as well as to understand operating systems concepts. I'm using a Cortex M0+,…
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Which was the first OS having both isolated users and programs?
Multi-user OSes are nothing special. Normally one user cannot access the files of another user. Installed programs are shared. User's are running in a sandbox and they're isolated from other users.
Isolated programs are not that common. It forbids…
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