Talk:V (operating system)

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Should mention how small and simple the kernel was, compared to today's software. There were essentially three systems calls: Send, Receive, and Reply, so it could run in a tiny amount of memory and was very responsive. I was the developer of VGTS, so I will try to write a neutral point of view paragraph. Probably does not deserve an article on its own. Should also mention Keith Lantz who co-directed the research group for a while.

Should mention the influence of the kernel on Mach (kernel) and compare VGTS with NeWS, etc. should be enough papers published for references. Also the claim that W ran on top of VGTS is not true. You had your choice of window system, V, or W, or I think maybe another one (or none if did not want one!). They all ran on top of the V kernel just as regular processes. W Nowicki (talk) 22:05, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Old uncited opinion

 * In more recent years, with the wide availability of Linux and BSD Unix for PC-class machines, self-hosting research operating systems of this sort seem to have become rare, as there is little motivation to do so much work just to provide oneself with infrastructure. V is mostly forgotten now, but it did leave one accidental footprint on the sands of time:

This was uncited from back in 2004 by an anonymous editor. Probably true but need to make this more encyclopedic after seven years. W Nowicki (talk) 22:05, 25 June 2011 (UTC)