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Microcomputer Operating Systems
The first book of its kind, Microcomputer Operating Systems reveals exactly how computer operating systems translate your commands into the desired actions.
This book will help you evaluate microprocessors, create your own limited development systems, understand larger systems with terminals and disk storage, and design command languages. Multiprogramming, multiprocessing, data and memory management, portability of software, and user interference with the system are other topics specifically covered.
The author discusses in detail the types of and the differences between small computers and offers a perspective for evaluating operating systems in terms of their intended applications.
Additionally, this book includes appendices describing the features and utilities of CP/M and Unix, two popular operating systems.
(From the Back Cover)
This book will help you evaluate microprocessors, create your own limited development systems, understand larger systems with terminals and disk storage, and design command languages. Multiprogramming, multiprocessing, data and memory management, portability of software, and user interference with the system are other topics specifically covered.
The author discusses in detail the types of and the differences between small computers and offers a perspective for evaluating operating systems in terms of their intended applications.
Additionally, this book includes appendices describing the features and utilities of CP/M and Unix, two popular operating systems.
(From the Back Cover)
226 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1982
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