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The file system and modularization of a single-user operating system are described. The main points of interest are the openness of the system, which establishes no sharp boundary between itself and the users programs, and the techniques used to make the system robust.
B. W. Lampson and R. F. Sproull, An open operating system for a single-user machine. Operating Systems Review 13, 5 (November 1979), 98–105.
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Lampson, B.W., Sproull, R.F. (2001). An Open Operating System for a Single-User Machine. In: Hansen, P.B. (eds) Classic Operating Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3510-9_19
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