Some of you may remember me from my articles about the Amiga and other strange operating systems on the front page of Ars (there's a front page?) and some may even remember me from my endless postings ...

Embedded system developers have a wide range of operating systems available to them today. Of course, the most straightforward operating system is to have no operating system! However, many systems ...

Developers talk a lot about “immutability.” Outside the technical world, it usually means something negative: unmoving, inflexible, and entrenched. However, in the technical field, these features ...

Operating systems (OS) are the intermediary between computer hardware and software, an essential piece of any digital device. Much like an orchestra conductor, they ensure harmonious communication ...

So I have a very strange issue with one of my computers. It's operating at hyper speed. Think like running one of the old CPU-tied games like Wing Commander on a modern system. Everything is ...