The Operating Systems Bible. Created: May 31, 1998. Last Updated: November 3, 2009. This web site compares and contrasts operating systems. It originally started out on a small server in the engineering department of Ohio State University to answer a single question: “On technical considerations only, how does Rhapsody ( also known as Mac OS X Server: a UNIX-based operating system, made by Apple Computers that runs on Intel/Cyrix/AMD Pentium and Motorola/IBM PowerPC and will have a Run Time Library for Windows ) stack up as a server operating system ( especially in comparison to Windows NT )?” The web site now compares and contrasts server operating systems and will in the near future expand to compare other kinds of operating systems. This website will make use of CP/M ( Control Program for Microcomputers, an early microcomputer OS ) to illustrate the functions of an operating system. CP/M has the teaching advantage of being very small and simple ( and therefore easier to understand ) while also having at least rudimentary examples of most operating system functions ( excluding graphic user interfaces ). Most of the work so far has been in catalogueing information about each operating system ( see individual OS pages for details). I have started charts on costs, hardware supported, file systems, release dates, and music ( after numerous requests for specific recommendations, OSdata.com now includes a recommended system for professional musicians ). Pure technical concerns are not the only or even the most important considerations in the choice of an operating system. Economic, environmental, psychological, and political factors can come into play. For example, a particular operating system may be the best technical choice, but may be too expensive. This web site only examines technical issues. Interpretation of raw facts requires some degree of technical expertise. No conclusions are provided in this site. Interpretation and conclusions are left to the reader.

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