News: TransOS, The first cloud operating system

TransOS, The first cloud operating system #TechNews

Yaoxue Zhang and Yuezhi Zhou at Tsinghua University in Beijing China have developed the first cloud based operating system that they have dubbed TransOS. Through use of a cloud OS, a bare-bones computer can access and run a full operating system downloading only TransOS code as needed. This can increase speed and functionality by keeping the memory free from running inactive system code such as in modern desktop computers. As a result, your computer essentially acts as a “dumb terminal,” which enables TransOS to work with low-powered computing and that switch between operating systems without hassle when they desire to.

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