Today's IBM mainframe represents the continuation of a computing revolution that began with the application of ideas from the 1877 Jacquard loom to the 1890 US census. That evolution has focused on ...

While it's certainly not an everyday occurrence, getting Linux running on a new CPU architecture needs to be done at times. To someone faced with that task, it may seem rather daunting—and it is—but, ...

Linux will support multiple processors and provide a platform for high-end databases with the forthcoming delivery of Intel's 64-bit chip architecture. Linux will support multiple processors and ...

Is Linux inherently more secure than Windows? Apparently so, according to this article, but the reasons have less to do with “thousands of eyeballs” and more to do with “intelligent design.” There are ...

In part 1 of this series, we laid the groundwork for porting Linux to a new processor architecture by explaining the (non-code-related) preliminary steps. This article continues from there to delve ...

In the intricate landscape of operating systems, two prominent players have shaped the digital realm for decades: UNIX and Linux. While these two systems might seem similar at first glance, a deeper ...

So lets imagine that we want to configure this architecture for a specialty school with a two year curriculum, 70 instructors, 30 administrative and non IT support staff, 30 classrooms, and 500 ...