More than a few operating systems have failed to catch on over the years. Here are a few that just missed out on being major ...

In 1993, The X-Files introduced audiences to the Central Operating System, a form of artificial intelligence that would go on to defy expectations and blur the lines between fiction and reality. What ...

While most operating systems are written in C and C++, KolibriOS is written in pure x86 assembly and as a result small and lightweight enough to run off a standard 1.44 MB floppy disk, as demonstrated ...

The computer's master control program. When a computer is turned on, a small "boot program" loads the operating system. Although additional system modules may be loaded as needed, the main part, known ...

[Avionics Today 10-21-2015] Georgia Tech Research Institute has selected Green Hills Software’s multicore operating system to modernize the U.S. National Guard’s Tactical Airlift Mission Software ...

I, being a die-hard fan of the Windows OS, have seldom opted for any other operating system so far. However, this is my choice. In reality, there are several other alternative operating systems to the ...

As the forerunner to the graphical user interfaces in Microsoft’s Windows platform, MS-DOS helped set the stage for the company’s dominance in the PC software market. When MS-DOS was released in 1981, ...

Upon booting up, Windows may offer you multiple operating systems from which to choose. This may occur because you previously used multiple operating systems or because of a mistake during an ...

C (, as in the letter c) is a general-purpose, imperative computer programming language. It supports structured programming, lexical variable scope and recursion, while a static type system prevents ...

Every business wants to scale and become more profitable. But few take the time to audit their processes and create systems to ensure long-term scalability. Successful organizations understand the ...