Classic Operating Systems: From Batch Processing to Distributed Systems 2001 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexReview Quotes: From the reviews: AThis bookAdemonstrates the historic development of modern operating systemsAReaders will learn not only what these modern operating system landmarks are, but Ahow operating system designers think. AAThis book is a must-read for anyone who is serious about operating systems research. A -- Computing Reviews "This excellent presentation of a collection of seminal operating system research papers has been compiled by a widely published and acknowledged authority in the field. a ] The authora (TM)s insightful selection successfully distills and succinctly presents the operating system research ethos, simplifying complex issues without belittling them, while managing to preserve the obvious enthusiasm shared by these pioneers. a ] This book is a mine of useful information that will prove useful to those students wishing to gain an insight into a ] operating system design." (Simon Berry, The Computer Journal, Vol. 45 (3), 2002) Review Quotes: From the reviews: This book demonstrates the historic development of modern operating systems Readers will learn not only what these modern operating system landmarks are, but how operating system designers think. This book is a must-read for anyone who is serious about operating systems research. -- Computing Reviews "This excellent presentation of a collection of seminal operating system research papers has been compiled by a widely published and acknowledged authority in the field. The author s insightful selection successfully distills and succinctly presents the operating system research ethos, simplifying complex issues without belittling them, while managing to preserve the obvious enthusiasm shared by these pioneers. This book is a mine of useful information that will prove useful to those students wishing to gain an insight into operating system design." (Simon Berry, The Computer Journal, Vol. 45 (3), 2002) Description for Sales People: An essential reader containing the 25 most important papers in the development of modern operating systems for computer science and software engineering. The editor provides an overview chapter and puts all development in perspective with chapter introductions and expository apparatus. Essential resource for graduates, professionals, and researchers in CS with an interest in operating system principles. Table of Contents: (parts only listed; 24 chapters total) 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 SystemsReview Quotes: From the reviews: This book demonstrates the historic development of modern operating systems Readers will learn not only what these modern operating system landmarks are, but how operating system designers think. This book is a must-read for anyone who is serious about operating systems research. -- Computing Reviews "This excellent presentation of a collection of seminal operating system research papers has been compiled by a widely published and acknowledged authority in the field. The author s insightful selection successfully distills and succinctly presents the operating system research ethos, simplifying complex issues without belittling them, while managing to preserve the obvious enthusiasm shared by these pioneers. This book is a mine of useful information that will prove useful to those students wishing to gain an insight into operating system design." (Simon Berry, The Computer Journal, Vol. 45 (3), 2002)"Publisher Marketing: This remarkable anthology allows the pioneers who orchestrated the major breakthroughs in operating system technology to describe their work in their own words. From the batch processing systems of the 1950s to the distributed systems of the 1990s, Tom Kilburn, David Howarth, Bill Lynch, Fernando Corbato, Robert Daley, Sandy Fraser, Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson, Edsger Dijkstra, Per Brinch Hansen, Soren Lauesen, Barbara Liskov, Joe Stoy, Christopher Strachey, Butler Lampson, David Redell, Brian Randell, Andrew Tanenbaum, and others describe the systems they designed. The volume details such classic operating systems as the Atlas, B5000, Exec II, Egdon, CTSS, Multics, Titan, Unix, THE, RC 4000, Venus, Boss 2, Solo, OS 6, Alto, Pilot, Star, WFS, Unix United, and Amoeba systems. An introductory essay on the evolution of operating systems summarizes the papers and helps puts them into a larger perspective. This provocative journey captures the historic contributions of operating systems to software design, concurrent programming, graphic user interfaces, file systems, personal computing, and distributed systems. It also fully portrays how operating systems designers think. It's ideal for everybody in the field, from students to professionals, academics to enthusiasts.