As personal computers grew in popularity, versions of UNIX found their way into these boxes, and a number of companies produce UNIX-based machines for the scientific and programming communities. ... The new features in Solaris 8 software are said to drive the five critical requirements for Internet-based systems - scalability, availability, manageability, security and connectivity - to new heights. ... Mac OS X is the name of the next-generation operating system software from Apple. Apple built this all new operating system (with a new user interface that is very easy to use) using ope...

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The early Windows operation system provided a shell that essentially converted the commands needed in the DOS system into pull-down menus, icons, file folders, and dialog boxes. ... All these new upgrades are to make it easier on the user or user friendly. ... Macintosh OS X has a new interface called Aqua and is based on the UNIX operating system, making it likely to be highly stable. ... Operating system Type of interface Platform PC DOS, MS-DOS command-line interface ...

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You can get a new release of the Kernel nearly every week." ... One of the shocking realizations of Microsoft incompetence with security is the password dialog box in the Windows 9x series software, which can be bypassed by just simply clicking cancel. ... Another major benefit of Linux is the way "X" window environment interacts with other systems around the world. The article at ACLU continues by saying, "X allows you to run programs on many different computers around the office and around the globe." ... The user can add features or upgrade to a new version if desired however, it is not n...

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In 1972, IBM announced System/370 hardware, which contained dynamic address translation, known as the DAT box, and provided virtual storage capability. To utilize the new hardware, OS/360 had to be transformed into a virtual storage operating system. ... A new feature called MVS/SP 1.3 was added to System/370. ... ESA/370 provided a new virtual storage space for data only, called a data space. ... The prime new concepts were simple. ...

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