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 | | UNIX Internals: The New Frontiers by Uresh Vahalia ISBN-10: 0131019082 ISBN-10: 0-13-101908-2 ISBN-13: 9780131019089 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-101908-9 Paperback 1995-11-02 Prentice Hall Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description This book offers an exceptionally up-to-date, in-depth, and broad-based exploration of the latest advances in UNIX-based operating systems. Focusing on the design and implementation of the operating system itself — not on the applications and tools that run on it -- this book compares and analyzes the alternatives offered by several important UNIX variants, and covers several advanced subjects, such as multi-processors and threads. Compares several important UNIX variants—highlighting the issues and alternative solutions for various operating system components. Describes advanced technologies such as multiprocessor and multithreaded systems, log- structured file systems, and modern memory architecture. | ||
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Best OS book This is the best OS book i have evern seen, really deserve 5+ starts. It gives many design issues/ideas of real exist OSes which helped me greatly. If you are really interested in OS or do some creative design job, this book is a must see. It seems next edition of this book will be unleashed next February. But what i concern is next editon may be delayed, because there are really too much new things these years, Linux 2.6 ... And I hope next edition will have some introduction to Windows Kernel. I am a UNIX fan, but you see, Windows conquer the PC's desktop, it surely has some shining points. GREAT JOB, URESH VAHALIA. :) | ||
The best operating systems book in existence A certain small and select set of books can be found in any serious programmer's library. "UNIX Internals" is one of those books. I originally encountered "UNIX Internals" in my undergraduate operating systems class. At the time, I liked it, but I didn't really appreciate its full beauty until I re-read it with a few years of operating systems experience under my belt. I work as an operating systems programmer for a living, and whenever my knowledge needs brushing up, I go back to this book. Uresh Vahalia does an excellent job of comparing and analyzing the approaches taken by different operating systems, rather than merely describing them. His deep understanding of the topic is what really sets this book apart. In addition, it is well written, conveniently organized, and thoroughly indexed. If you really want to understand operating systems, this is the perfect book for you. As others have noted, this book is not for the beginner. You should probably have a minimum of three years of computer science experience before picking this book up. | ||
Great book tolearn about diff. flavours of UNIX If you need to learn different flavours of UNIX, this is an excellent book. This book is worth reading cover to cover. | ||
Great reference I found this book to be extremely helpful in studying for my OS PhD prelims. It really lays out the issues and presents solutions taken by SVR4, BSD, Mach, and Solaris in a clear fashion. Excellent detail. The Mach stuff is great, but it looks like it was almost cut and paste from the research papers. This book isnt for novices. I recommend using the BSD4.4 book as well. Both books dont look at Windows at all (for obvious reasons), so a look at the Dinosaur book (Operating System Concepts) is helpful as well for the case studies. You should have a clear understanding of OS after finishing this book. | ||
Must have A must have book for the serious about Unix Internals. The author tried hard to cover the common features among the different Unix flavors. This book is very suitable for someone who likes to read textbooks. It needs lots of concentration. However, it's an excellent book to read, and a good reference. The author follows more or less an academic approach. | ||