The Xinu Page Description XINU stands for Xinu Is Not Unix -- although it shares concepts and even names with Unix, the internal design differs completely Xinu is a small, elegant operating system that supports dynamic process creation, dynamic memory allocation, network communication, local and remote file systems, a shell, and device-independent I O
cnai contents - Purdue University Table of Contents For Xinu 2nd Edition Preface xix About The Author xxiii Chapter 1 Introduction And Overview 1 1 1 Operating Systems nbsp 1 1 2 Approach Used In The Text nbsp 3 1 3 A Hierarchical Design nbsp 3 1 4 The Xinu Operating System nbsp 5 1 5 What An Operating System Is Not nbsp 6 1 6 An Operating System Viewed From The Outside nbsp 7 1 7 Remainder Of The Text nbsp 8 1 8
cnai chapters - Purdue University Chapter 19 File Systems 439 Chapter 20 A Remote File Mechanism 487 Chapter 21 A Syntactic Namespace 525 Chapter 22 System Initialization 549 Chapter 23 Subsystem Initialization And Memory Marking 563 Chapter 24 Exception Handling 577 Chapter 25 System Configuration 585 Chapter 26 An Example User Interface: The Xinu Shell 595
Preface - Purdue University Preface Building a computer operating system is like weaving a fine tapestry In each case, the ultimate goal is a large, complex artifact with a unified and pleasing design, and in each case, the artifact is constructed with small, intricate steps As in a tapestry, small details are essential because a minor mismatch is easily noticed — like stitches in a tapestry, each small piece added
About The Author - xinu. cs. purdue. edu About The Author Douglas Comer, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University, is an internationally recognized expert on computer networking, the TCP IP protocols, the Internet, and operating systems design The author of numerous refereed articles and technical books, he is a pioneer in the development of curriculum and laboratories for research and education A prolific