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The computer OS universe has been an animal that is constantly changing. Microsoft has successfully battled off most of its adversaries to become the premiere desktop OS of choice, and made great strides in cutting into Novell's dominance in the LAN Server OS arena. "Unix", or the group of 27 odd distinct Operating Systems that are "Unix-Like" and which tend to use similar kernels and utilities, has battled off VMS already in a similar struggle to be the networked OS in the WAN environment before, has now morphed into releases like linux that run native and well on Intel based PCs. That is the showdown. How these OS's deal with symmetric multiprocessing, scalibility, security, flexibility, and loading new functions as modules is critical to succeeding in this dynamic market.
Richard Hay works for FC Business Systems in Falls Church, Virginia and is a four-year veteran systems administrator with hands on experience working with designing, installing, and supporting LAN and WAN systems on various operating systems. These include Windows NT 3.51, NT 4.0, Novell 3.x, Novell 4.x, Sun Sparc Solaris, Linux of assorted distributions, BSD Unix, SCO Unix, and various other platforms. He is a certified MCSE and CNA, and is a member of the IEEE and IWA. David Storey works for the Murphy Group, Washington, D.C., and is a six-year system administrator and application developer with network operating systems including Novell Netware, Microsoft Windows NT, and Unix. His specialization is in open sourced environments and the integration of Linux as a component enterprise solution. |