Copland
Late 1995
• Microkernel architecture that separates
operating system from hardware dependencies
• Preemptive multitasking and memory
protection for low-level processes
• Faster I/O architecture
• Integrated OpenDoc
• Open Transport network-abstraction layer
• Scalable user interface with active
assistance
• Mostly native code for PowerPC
Gershwin
1996
• Preemptive multitasking and memory
protection for all processes
• Further-improved GUI, customizable for
different users and applications
• Integrated 3-D graphics
• Ability to run TAE (Taligent Application
Services)
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