What is an Operating System as Fast As Possible

Operating systems - whether you love Windows, Mac, or Linux, it's important to note that all operating systems have some pretty striking similarities...

[mikeklaene]

Computers have been around a lot longer than PCs.
You have to go back at least the 1950's to get the first operating systems.
The first OS's with which I worked were those designed for the IBM 360 system in the late 1960's. And even then they supported multi-tasking and had true memory management that protected one user's data from other processes.

[danielagutierrez]

Hi!! My name is Daniela Gutiérrez and I’m from a school in Mexico!! Thank you so much for uploading this video! I think that it has very complete information, it’s quite interesting knowing the complex process that it takes to a computer to do such a simple seeming task!!

[EpicLPer]

I knew you guys used the Fluttershy squee in one of your earlier videos (Firewall). This video proves it (2:08).
*EDIT:* Well seems they used it here too at 3:40

[zeroisgawd]

So basically Windows, OS X, or linux uses bootstrapt, which goes into the automatic booter of the CPU and then as soon as you interact with the system it sends out requests made out of binary code to the CPU every millisecond to enable you to move the cursor and more and the system uses graphical design to display images onto the video card. then you can open multiple programs with multitasking which is pretty self-explanatory. It sends out more requests to the cpu in order for the system to open up multiple tabs of things.

[DragonFre]

I do have to say it has been weird and awesome to hear you guys talk about stuff I learned in college this semester. Keep doing what your doing Linus, loving it all!

[dc]

0:06 What about a Penguin? WHAT ABOUT LINUX, LINUS? YOUR NAME IS PRACTICALLY LINUX! XD

EDIT: I notice it like a second later AND in the description

[ShiroVitae]

My college class requires me to watch this video!!!
I love these random rewards. ❤️

[MikeDragon]

This episode of _As Fast as Possible_ is definitely 20% cooler than the other episodes.

[Rynnavinx]

2:10 I'm noticing an increase of ponies in your videos :/

[LUMINIZEDOG]

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use.
Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

[dc]

2:09 "MyLittlePony s1e5.mp4" lol, I love it when Linus inserts little things about MLP

also:
"RESOURCE HOG"
"RESOURCE HOG 2"
"Hello Kitty.exe"

EDIT: THERE'S EVEN A PONY SQUEE AT 3:42

[BigGamer]

3:42 DAT SOUND EFFECT

* Grabs popcorn *

[tiagonevesss]

Hi Techquickie thank you for subtitles in your videos, its so more easy to understand for who that dont have english as primary language. Hope you keep doing this and make this change, if its possible, in your older videos that dont have that option.

[AmoreCadenza]

"MyLittlePonys1e5.mp4" Lol! 2:09

[UnknownUser-fgfs]

_The Windows OS Cycle_
*Windows XP*: Good
*Windows Vista*: Bad
*Windows 7*: Good
*Windows 8/8.1*: Bad
*Windows 10*: Good...?

[escape]

You should do the next one on AES encryption!

[davidgrisez]

I am old enough to remember the C/PM and MSDOS operating systems. Back in those days any program could access all the hardware directly. The programs did this to speed things up on these slow computers. About the only thing the operating system was used for was disk drive input and output of files.

[threescoops]

Could you do a video explaining what Optical Drives are and the things to consider when buying one?  Just a thought, the internet seems pretty sparse on this subject.

[alwaysasn]

3:43 What a weird time to use an MLP squee sound clip.

[danielmouse]

Should do a video about HDD cache size and its effects of performance love to here your "quickie" take on it