DocumentCode
1125038
Title
32-bit computing: road to confusion?
Author
Cheek, Martin
Author_Institution
Edittech Int., London, UK
Volume
27
Issue
7
fYear
1994
fDate
7/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
13
Lastpage
14
Abstract
Software engineers may easily feel perplexed over the multitude of operating systems that are now emerging for the 32-bit desktop environment. OS/2, NextStep, the Mac´s operating system, and Unix have been around for years; NT is still fresh and needs to prove itself: and technology such as Taligent and Chicago (Windows 4.0) have yet to emerge. Each 32-bit operating system seems to be taking such a different approach that all the confusion about which will dominate isn´t surprising. The author explores these trends.<>
Keywords
DP industry; operating systems (computers); 32 bit; 32-bit computing; Chicago; NT; NextStep; OS/2; Taligent; Unix; Windows 4.0; operating systems; software engineers; Companies; Equations; Hardware; Manufacturing; Military computing; Operating systems; Reduced instruction set computing; Robustness; Software; Uncertainty;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/2.299399
Filename
299399
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