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Foil 51 Is WebWindows an Operating System ?

From Web Technology Overview CPS616 Basic Information Track for Computational Science -- Winter-Spring Semester 96. by Geoffrey Fox * See also color IMAGE

It does not provide multi-threading/multiu-user support, memory management, device drivers and such base services -- these are supplied by UNIX, Windows or Mac O/S
Rather it provides equivalent of higher level O/S services such as available under UNIX shell or applications supplied under Windows
In the future one will build applications for WebWindows not UNIX / PC windows etc.
Very interesting is WebWindows version of Lotus Notes to support Business Enterprise systems -- build from Web components such as those prototyped in WebTools
  • Include Personal Digital Assistant, Collaboration, Workflow etc.


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