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Huge, comprehensive, alphabetized list of operating systems and OS link sites. All links, no comments.
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Alternative OSes on the net  Project mobile agents in heterogeneous networks Archons Project distributed real-time computing ARGON Aristarch/OS (Projekt SAMOS) Arjuna Project Construction of fault-tolerant distributed applications ARTOS Real-Time System AS/400 Operating System (OS/400 commercial) AsBestOS A Persistant Distributed Exo-Kernel Object-Centric OS Athene A Multi-Platform...
http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~r_high/GeekOS/indexos.html

Classified, alphabetic listing of most operating systems, past and present, distributed commercially or reported in English-language literature, platform oriented. From Computer Science 258, West Virginia University.
http://www.csee.wvu.edu/~jdm/classes/cs258/OScat

Alphabetized list of some 500 links to entries that relate to OSs, from FOLDOC (Free Online Dictionary of Computing) at the University of Brighton, BURKS project.
http://burks.brighton.ac.uk/burks/foldoc/subjects/6.htm

Categorized, large link list of resources on several operating systems: Linux, Windows, BSD, Mac OS X, Unix, Solaris, Palm OS, Symbian, Stinger (SmartPhone), general.
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Linux Kernel Architecture and Other OS Links  Linux character device drivers Kernel Korner: An introduction to block device drivers Block Device Drivers Block Device Drivers ITworld.com LINUX TIPS AND TRICKS Raw Disk I/O LWN Kernel elevator algorithm http www.usenix.org/events/usenix2000/freenix/full_papers/gopinath/gopinath.pdf Kernel Korner: Network Buffers and Memory Management Linux...
http://cs.uml.edu/~cgould/

Some 70 OSs that run on microcomputers, PCs. User interfaces in earlier systems are command-line, character-oriented; later systems are mostly GUI-based. List, with brief descriptions, no links. From West Virginia University.
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 Operating systems for microcomputers and personal computers. Early systems in this category have command-line (character-oriented) user interfaces, while later systems are generally GUI-based. See also Workstation Operating Systems. AmigaDOS Basic operating system for Amiga computers. Derived from TRIPOS. Mid 1980s...
http://www.csee.wvu.edu/~jdm/classes/cs258/OScat/micros.html

Alphabetized list, links to many projects.
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OSDev The Place to Start for Operating System Developers  News Forums HowTos Wiki Links Projects Main Menu HomeModulesNewsTopicsForums Who's Online Currently, 5 guests and 0 member are online. User's login block UsernamePasswordRemember meDon't have an account yet? You can create one. The page you've requested can not be found....
http://www.osdev.org/cgi-bin/projects.cgi

Loosely categorized list of about 100 links to developer resources for creating OSs, emulators, alternative OSs.
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Paul Hsieh's OS page  With the many of links listed below, you have to wonder: Why is it that so many people are interested it writing Operating Systems? You wouldn't think it was because they are somehow dissatisfied with Windows would you? Resources Write...
http://www.azillionmonkeys.com/qed/os.html

Links to tutorials, tips, free online how-to guides for BeOS, DOS, Macintosh; POSIX, Unix, Linux; OS/2, Windows 3.x-95/98/Me-NT/2000/XP-CE, mixed. [Knowledge Hound how-to directory]
http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/OSs.htm

Describes dozens of living OSs, grouped by family similarities. Most are alternatives to Microsoft.
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Microsoft Windows and other operating systems  Its inconsistent behavior and the interface that changes with every version are the main reasons people find computers difficult to use. Microsoft adds new bells and whistles in each release, and claims that this time they've solved the countless problems...
http://microsoft.toddverbeek.com/os.html

Alphabetized list of many links, OSs, projects.
http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=os