Abstract
In the Ethernet era, operating systems were clearly segregated along
client/server lines. Client operating systems managed the desktop; server
operating systems managed shared resources. But the intergalactic era
requires new hybrid operating systems that do both jobs well. The operating
system must provide robust 32-bit pre-emptive multitasking that protects
applications from one another. Clients and servers alike need threads to
react quickly to events originating on the desktop and in the global
network. (Autor)