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The main reason people use computers is to run application software, such as word processing, data base, spreadsheet, and accounting programs. An operating system provides programmers with a common environment within which to develop software for users. An operating system provides programmers with a simpler target to aim at than a computer system. The more computer systems the operating system runs on, the more computer systems the programmer can reach with software.
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Topham, D.W. (1990). Introduction to UNIX. In: A System V Guide to UNIX and XENIX. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3246-9_1
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