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Foil 23 Is WebWindows an Operating System ?

From Software and System Issues in use of Optical Interconnects in MPPs MPPOI 95 Conference -- 24 October 95. by Geoffrey C. 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.
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University, npac@npac.syr.edu

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