CS401: Operating Systems

1.1: History of Operating Systems

• University of California, Berkeley: John Kubiatowicz's "What Is an Operating System?" Page

  Watch the video from 1:09:00 to the end. This section of the video gives a nice overview of operating systems.
  

• Ayman Moumina's "History of Operating Systems"

  Read this article.
  

• Milo's "History of Operating Systems"

  Read this article.