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Question
What "operating systems" have been implemented in the following languages: LISP, Modula-3, Smalltalk, Java? To what extent do these systems match the capabilities of operating systems implemented in C and C++?
Team Note (to be removed by delivery date)
Please use the discussion page for any planning and comments.
Answer
The following is a short list of operating systems written partially or completely with the given language. We will go into more detail in the language section below.
Language | OS List |
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Lisp | MIT's Lisp Machines, Genera |
Modula-3 | SPIN OS |
Smalltalk | Smalltalk-80 on Xerox Alto, Squeak |
Java | JavaOS, JNode, JX, Android |
Overview
Here we will discuss the general motivations for using languages other than C in the construction of operating systems.