Compaq PortableThe Compaq Portable is an early portable computer which was one of the first IBM PC compatible systems. It was Compaq Computer Corporation's first product, to be followed by others in the Compaq Portable series and later Compaq Deskpro series. It was not simply an 8088-CPU computer that ran a Microsoft DOS as a PC "work-alike", but contained a reverse-engineered BIOS, and a version of MS-DOS that was so similar to IBM's PC DOS that it ran nearly all its application software.
Darwin (informatique)Darwin est un système d'exploitation libre et gratuit construit autour du noyau XNU et développé notamment par Apple. Il est dérivé de NeXTSTEP et de BSD. Sa vocation principale est de servir de base au système d'exploitation macOS. Il est distribué sous licence APSL (Apple Public Source License), certifiée libre par la FSF. Par défaut et contrairement à macOS, Darwin ne contient pas de moteur graphique Quartz ni d'interface Aqua. Il fournit initialement une invite de commande en mode texte.
Windows NT 3.1Windows NT 3.1 is the first major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft, released on July 27, 1993. At the time of Windows NT's release, Microsoft's Windows 3.1 desktop environment had established brand recognition and market share; but Windows 3.1 relied on the DOS operating system for essential functions, and it had a constrictive 16-bit architecture. Windows NT, however, was a complete, 32-bit operating system that retained a desktop environment familiar to Windows 3.1 users.
Ordinateur transportablethumb|Ordinateur Compaq, un des premiers ordinateurs transportables (). Un ordinateur transportable est un ordinateur portable plus lourd que la moyenne. Les ordinateurs transportables, de par leur nature, sont généralement des micro-ordinateurs. Les ordinateurs transportables, en raison de leur taille, sont aussi communément appelé lunchbox ou luggable ordinateurs. Ils peuvent aussi être appelés « postes de travail transportables » ou « PC transportables ».
Muraille de Chine (finance)A Chinese wall or ethical wall is an information barrier protocol within an organization designed to prevent exchange of information or communication that could lead to conflicts of interest. For example, a Chinese wall may be established to separate people who make investments from those who are privy to confidential information that could improperly influence the investment decisions. Firms are generally required by law to safeguard insider information and ensure that improper trading does not occur.
