Operating Systems Teacher Resources

An article of how Gary Kildall invented the world's first DOS and Kildall's introduction of DR DOS.

A technology industry urban legend claims that Kildall went flying rather than meet with IBM, thus causing IBM to market Microsoft's inferior operating system, changing the course of computer history. The story is untrue.

This article explores some of the vocabulary terms associated with "cross platform computing" and highlight several of the software and hardware solutions which permit files and software applications to be shared between computers with...

This site by Randy B. Singer offers solutions to many, many problems with Mac OS X Jaguar, in hyperlinked table of contents form.

An interview with Linus Torvalds where he explains his views on "free software" vs. commercial vs. shareware.

This Wikipedia article gives an overview of the Windows CE operating system which runs devices such as Pocket PCs, Smartphones, and Portable Media Centers. It is designed to be a variation of Microsoft's Windows operating system for...

An Australian site offering career information on an Analyst (System Analyst) career. Gives a description of what an analyst does in general, specific analyst descriptions, personal and educational requirements, related jobs, and state...

An informative article that presents the history of the CPU. (March 23, 2001)

A tutorial with information on networking Windows and Mac Operating system computers. Includes hardware, and protocols.