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Operating Systems of the Future

Posted by timothy on from the at-last-nirvana dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "'Imagine computers in a group providing disk storage for their users, transparently swapping files and optimizing their collective performance, all with no central administration.' Computerworld is predicting that over the next 10 years, operating systems will become highly distributed and 'self-healing,' and they'll collaborate with applications, making application programmers' jobs easier."

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  1. Beowulf cluster by joebp · · Score: 2, Funny
    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these 'future' computers!

    Oh, wait...

  2. Crazy users and VBS scripts by satterth · · Score: 3, Funny

    What happens when some user click on a VBS script ?

    I image great horrors as the whole cluster goes down in a mass emailing.

    /satterth

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  3. OS's will be so smart in 10 years..... by 8string · · Score: 5, Funny
    Farsite is just one of several projects at Microsoft Research and other labs around the world that will render operating systems all but unrecognizable in 10 years. Farsite embodies several characteristics--such as fault tolerance, self-tuning and robust security--that will distinguish operating systems of the future.

    So, Bill is finally going to release a version of windows that will automatically simulate pressing ctrl-alt-delete when it blue screens.

    Many people would say it's MS's customers that have been fault tolerant.
    <rimshot!>
    1. Re:OS's will be so smart in 10 years..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      >>So, Bill is finally going to release a version >>of windows that will automatically simulate >>pressing ctrl-alt-delete when it blue screens.

      So Linux is finally going to release a version of the kernel that automatically reboots the machine instead of having to yank the cord when it freezes hard?

  4. And they're called by gorilla · · Score: 3, Funny

    VAX Clusters.

  5. I already can't find a job by hendridm · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh great. It's already impossible to find a job with my measly bachelor's degree and now I have self-healing computers to look forward to. I should studied accounting...

  6. Druthers by r_j_prahad · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't need a self-healing computer nearly as much as I need a self-painting house and a self-mowing lawn. And my wife could sure as heck use a self-fueling car.

    1. Re:Druthers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      self-painting house [...] self-mowing lawn [...] self-fueling car.

      These are called "igloo", "astroturf" and "bicycle".

    2. Re:Druthers by Kalabajoui · · Score: 2, Funny

      There ARE self-painting houses; the marvelous new technology that allows this feet of engineering is known as "vinyl siding."

  7. Borg Time... by PHAEDRU5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let me see if I've got this straight:

    1. /. story about Microsoft getting legal permission to take over your computer, as part of a EULA.

    2. ComputerWorld story that includes a line about how Microsft sees the computer of the future as one giant logical system with many small partitions.

    Is anyone else joining the dots like I am?

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  8. Seems like a good idea... by Arcanix · · Score: 4, Funny

    I assume Microsoft will be releasing the source code and freely distributing Farsite so I support this project.

  9. Brrr... by sharkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...operating systems...and they'll collaborate with applications...

    Windows Inheritance: "Psst. You crouch behind j.user's legs and I'll give him a push."
    Clippy 5000: "OK"
    *SHOVE*-splat!
    Software: "Have a nice trip? See you next Fall! Muahaha!"

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  10. I only have 3 words for this... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    vay. per. ware.

  11. Re:And the name of this new OS... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Don't worry, Tron will defeat the MCP.

  12. Re:OT: Why it is no longer humorous at all by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "and above all, about as original as Microsoft "innovation". "

    Oh come on, nothing is that bad, except perhaps: "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you."

  13. Wait ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Where are the flying cars already?

  14. Re:Futurists are stupid by himself · · Score: 2, Funny

    In honor of my brother (from whom I first heard this, though he could have ripped it off) I present John's Ominutile Justification: "Sure it's stupid, but chicks dig it."