Online Operating System

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An Online Operating System (OOS) is an Operating System which is stored on a web server, and is usually accessible through a user's web browser, via standard HTTP. One example is Desktoptwo, which is constructed using the JavaScript and Flash online media/information transfer technologies.

The OOS is a developing concept. Few online operating systems are presently available, and most which are usually are still under development.

1 Concepts
- 1.1 Locationless Data
2 References
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Concepts

[edit] Locationless Data

The primary concept behind the OOS is Locationless Data. Locationless Data (in the context of an OOS) is a method by which all personal data created when using an operating system is stored on a globally accessible server, and can theoretically be accessed by users with capable workstations without geographical constraints. It might be argued that the data is not truly locationless; in that the server on which it is stored is bound to a particular geographical location, however the true location of the server is transparent to the user, and therefore the data appears locationless.

Locationless data is used by OOS systems to store user settings and personal files, and enable online collaborative tools.

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