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From: gillies@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Universal OS (was Re: Survey of
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Date: 23 Apr 88 19:10:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu!gillies    Apr 23 13:10:00 1988


You're right about the "perfect OS".  As we see computer controlling
and serving in toasters, cars, banks, schools, airplanes, satellites,
telephone systems, etc, is there any reason to believe they can all be
the same?

Then why don't we just replace toasters, cars, banks, schools, airplanes,
satellites, and telephone systems by "widgets" that perform all these
tasks together?

I hope that's a convincing argument for a layman in computer science.

Don Gillies {ihnp4!uiucdcs!gillies} U of Illinois
            {gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu}