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evolution of OS. In key hardware, software and communications tech that encourage new OS innovation?
Prepare a research paper on the evolution of operating systems. Be sure to mention the key hardware, software and communications technologies that encouraged each new operating system innovation.
Just read up on the history of Parc Xerox for the origins of the GUI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PARC_%28company%29
Apple for the continuation of GUI development and the personal computer and everything else including innovation - something Microsoft still doesn't get
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_computer
there is also quite a bit on Youtube if you type in "Steve Jobs on Microsoft"
and Microsoft for copying everything Apple has done
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft
and IBM for creating the PC after Apple created the Mac
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM
Suns OS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_OS
AT& T (previously Bell Labs who created Unix)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_labs
Bill Joy of Sun who created java
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Joy
Linus Torvalds who is the father of Linux
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds
Also apple folklore or other cool history
http://www.folklore.org/index.py
When you get 100% grades, thank me.
happy reading.
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