Reason-A Technical Journal (Formerly Reason-A Technical Magazine)

Amitava Ghosh ¹

Affiliations
1 Computer Science & Technology, IN

Abstract

Threads represent a compromise between 2 different Operating System philosophies : i) Traditional heavy state-laden processes that offer protection but can impair real-time performance, such as in Unix. ii) Lean and fast real-time OS that sacrifice protection for performance.

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Amitava Ghosh ¹

Affiliations
1 Computer Sci. & Tech., IN

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Born : 28th August, 1860 at Muddawahi in a poor family of Mysore state. Education: Matriculated (1875) from Wesleyan Mission High'School. Stood first in Engineering Examination (1884), all the more creditable as he had to support himself financially.

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Arindam Sanyal ¹, Amitava Ghosh ¹

Affiliations
1 CST, IN

Abstract

Casio E-105 have recently introduced palm-sized PC-platform. Although palm-sized PC is not a new concept in the world of miniature of PC's, still it has some advantages. It is only few cm. thin and is very light, just about 250 g. A range of buttons sits down the left side offering single-handed operation. There is an on/off switch, a rocker switch for making selections from menus or lists, a back button and a microphone switch. It has also got a built-in speaker, sound output from which is quite fair and the volume can be set quite loud.

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