Inferno is intended to be used in a variety of network environments, for example those supporting advanced telephones, hand-held devices, TV set-top boxes attached to cable or satellite systems, and inexpensive Internet computers, but also in conjunction with traditional computing systems. The most visible new environments involve cable television, direct satellite broadcast, the Internet, and other networks. As the entertainment, telecommunications, and computing industries converge and interconnect, a variety of public data networks are emerging, each potentially as useful and profitable as the telephone system. Unlike the telephone system, which started with standard terminals and signaling, these networks are developing in a world of diverse terminals, network hardware, and protocols. Only a well-designed, economical operating system can insulate the various providers of content and services from the equally varied transport and presentation platforms. Inferno is a network operating system for this new world.

Strengths Of Inferno Operating System

Based on more than 30 years' research at Bell Labs by the group that created UNIX and C, Inferno represents the above ideals taken as far as their vision could see. Every element of Inferno Operating system from the system call interface to the design of the programming language has been painstakingly crafted for simplicity, clarity and generality. Inferno's definitive strength lies in its portability and versatility across several dimensions:

Portability across processors

Portability across environments

Distributed design

Minimal hardware requirements

Portable applications

Dynamic adaptability