What is this all about?

This site is a comparison of desktop operating systems. It is made for Dr. Bob Allen's IST 276 class for educational purposes. We intend to explain the differences between different desktop operating systems available to users and, hopefully, help inform decisions on OS choice. Since this website is made for a class project, there are a set of standards with which we must comply. These standards include, but are not limited to:

• The site must use well-formatted HTML code
• The site must include Javascript
• The site should be visually pleasing
• The site should include well-formatted CSS

While we tried to be complete, we each have our own personal biases and our information will not be complete. This is not meant to be an end-all be-all site by any means. while we try to be accurate, this site will not tell the whole story. As such, we recommend you use this page as a starting point and continue to do your own research from there.

Technical bits!

This site uses well-formatted, human-readable HTML (including tab levels that show the objects' parent-child relationships). We make use of Bootstrap for the majority of our style and an external style sheet on our own server to control certain elements and centralize other stylistic elements so as not to repeat work on the other pages. Though our website uses minimal Javascript, we do use jQuery in our tables and navbar.

Who made this?

Devin McBryde

Devin McBryde is a Senior Computer Science student. Plans to go on to be a software developer, working on either front or back end would be a satisfying job. Interests primarily involve a combination of video games and new technology.

Matt Adams

Matt Adams is a 4th-year IST major and Photography minor. Interested in systems administration and networking, he is pursuing a degree which will prepare him to become a working professional in the IT world. After graduation, he plans on starting his career at Mercer's IT Helpdesk at the Atlanta campus. His interests include playing saxophone, playing video games, watching YouTube and Hulu, and talking tech. Currently, Matt is happily in a relationship with his girlfriend. He believes that it is going well, and would like to see it continue to flourish as the years go by.