Operating System Concepts
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Author | Abraham Silberschatz and James Peterson |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Computer Science |
Publisher | Addison-Wesley |
Publication date | 1982 |
Media type | |
ISBN | 978-0-201-06097-3 |
Operating System Concepts by Abraham Silberschatz and James Peterson is a classic textbook on operating systems. It is often called the "dinosaur book", as the first edition of the book had on the cover a number of dinosaurs labeled with various old operating systems. The bigger dinosaurs were labeled with the older big OSs. The ape-like creature was labeled UNIX.[1] The idea was that like dinosaurs, operating systems evolve.[2]
The book has been published in updated editions since 1983. The third edition added the author Peter Galvin, and the sixth edition added the author Greg Gagne. As of 17 December 2012[update] the textbook was in its ninth edition.
References
- ^ "Covers of Previous Editions". codex.cs.yale.edu.
- ^ "History of Operating System Concepts Textbook". galvin.info. March 21, 2013.
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