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Operating Systems Overview Cynthia Lamphier Regis University October 19, 2002 Executive Summary Graphic artwork and web design have become crucial to representing and selling our products to the public. ... While the currently used Microsoft operating systems have provided our graphics and web designers adequately in the past, many of these professionals would like to employ tools from either the Be Incorporated operating system (BeOS) on our current Intel computers or add Apple Macintosh stations to our network. ... This report outlines results of an investigation into implementing a mixed operating system configuration to provide web designers and graphic artists with more robust tools than currently provided with Microsoft Windows 98 and NT. ... To respond to these requests solutions involving both operating system changes and software platforms were considered, keeping in mind scalability factors, as this is an area of rapid technical development. Operating system comparison CPU utilization BeOS. ... The newer PowerPC system uses the Mac OS X operating system also called ‘Jaguar’. ... This operating system was designed with digital media in mind. ... BeOS claims to use “pervasive multithreading”, allowing multithreading techniques to be used throughout the entire BeOS system including the kernel, through the graphics and I/O systems, and through BeOS applications (http://www. ... This gives the developer of both new hardware and applications great flexibility to use the systems resources. ... It was the basis of the International Standards Organization (ISO) MPEG-4 standard and may be used on other systems that have a QuickTime driver, something easily obtainable and free. Not only can QuickTime be used with most operating systems but it can also be used to view a wide variety of file formats including but not limited to BMP, GIF, JPEG, Photoshop, PNG, TIFF, AVI, AVR, DV, and Flash. ... It is built into the Windows NT operating system currently being used by the company and is used by both BeOS and Apple. ... Finding information for software downloads, operating system (OS) patches, or even a hardware compatibility list can be difficult as Be has liquidated all its assets. ... In a side-by-side BeOS installation, BeOS running in conjunction with Windows NT or 98, the Intel stations can still use anti-virus software on files and entire systems. ... While developers are using the BeOS they can use the Tracker feature to access disks used by other operating systems as well as BeOS’s own file system. There is nothing in the available information to inform the writer of how files can be accessed from the current Windows networking environment other than to have the Windows and BeOS operating system running in a side-by-side configuration. ... Implementation issues Cost The BeOS could be added to the current Intel systems in use at the cost of $39. ... Extended telephone service support for the new Apple systems will cost $249. ... Apple PowerMac systems with dual 1GHz G4 processors are available directly through Apple, Inc. ... BeOS is an open source operating system, therefore there are many applications available for download from various Internet sites, however the applications needed by the company may or may not be readily available. |
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