Operating Systems
Dethe Elza
For West Vancouver Memorial Library
13 May 2024
Three Approaches
- What is an operating system (and do we need one)?
- Some fun examples
- How to replace your operating system
What is an operating system and do we need them?
Do we need an operating system?
"An operating system is a collection of things that don't fit into a language. There shouldn't be one." –Dan Ingalls
Steps Towards the Reinvention of Programming
xv6: A unix-like teaching operating system
Picotron Fantasy Workstation
Rewritable Hardware
So, what is an operating system again?
Some fun examples
NeXTSTEP
Plan 9 from Bell Labs
Oberon
Squeak Smalltalk
How to replace your operating system
Why?
- Support ends for, say, Windows 10
- Keep older hardware running
- Try new things
- Special purposes (media centre, security testing, file sharing, retro gaming)
- Run specific software
How to Choose an Operating System
Installing Linux on a Windows Computer
Installing Linux on a Mac
https://www.macworld.com/article/672021/how-to-install-set-up-linux-on-a-mac.html
Installing an alternative OS on a Raspberry Pi
https://raspberrypilife.com/how-to-install-an-os-on-the-raspberry-pi/
Operating Systems Dethe Elza For West Vancouver Memorial Library 13 May 2024
{"title":"Operating Systems","description":"type: slide","contributors":"[{\"id\":\"ba976eb2-a74e-4fcb-ac97-933f7d5588d7\",\"add\":7332,\"del\":879}]"}