CHAOS_(operating_system)

CHAOS (operating system)

CHAOS (operating system)

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Not to be confused with the Clairemont High School Advanced Operating System (also called CHAOS) which ran on a MITS Altair 8800 modified using a custom bank-switched memory controller to allow time sharing.[1].

CHAOS is a small (6 MB) Linux distribution designed for creating ad hoc computer clusters.[3]

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CHAOS creates a basic node in an OpenMosix cluster and is typically not deployed on its own; cluster builders will use feature-rich Linux distributions (such as Quantian or ClusterKnoppix) as a "head node" in a cluster to provide their application software, while the CHAOS distribution runs on "drone nodes" to provide "dumb power" to the cluster.

While this deployment model suits the typical cluster builder, OpenMosix is a peer-based cluster, consisting of only one type of node. All OpenMosix nodes are inherently equal and each can be, simultaneously, parent and child.

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A six node CHAOS/OpenMosix cluster

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References

  1. [1]
    Levinsky, Jeff L. "CHAOS: An Interactive Timeshared Operating System for the 8080", Dr. Dobb's Journal, vol. XXXI, January 1979, pp. 6-13.
  2. [2]
    "Midnight Code: Project libMidnightCode (Once Written, Twice Linked)". Retrieved June 30, 2007.
  3. [3]
    "openMosix: Instant openMosix". Archived from the original on July 18, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2006.


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