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A non‐general‐purpose operating system
Author(s) -
Bernstein N.,
Knobe B.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
software: practice and experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1097-024X
pISSN - 0038-0644
DOI - 10.1002/spe.4380070211
Subject(s) - minicomputer , time sharing , computer science , general purpose , class (philosophy) , order (exchange) , operating system , computer architecture , artificial intelligence , finance , economics
A time‐sharing system was developed in order to improve a minicomputer's utilization. Because the facilities provided by the system are not identical to those of a general purpose time‐sharing system, additional advantages accrue:The system is implement able on a small machine. The implementation effort is small. A certain class of programs can now be implemented more easily than would be possible under a general purpose time‐sharing system.