This excerpt offers a introduction and review of embedded operating systems. Adapted from “Embedded Systems Architecture ... memory management support for a temporary or permanent file system storage ...

The piece originally ran on June 2, 2010; it appears unchanged below. The Be operating system file system, known simply as BFS, is the file system for the Haiku, BeOS, and SkyOS operating systems.

Originally developed by Sun Microsystems for their Solaris operating system, ZFS has gained widespread ... and flexible architecture, ZFS offers a compelling alternative to traditional file systems ...