Getting to Know the OS
Welcome to the BlackBerry PlayBook OS!
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- How BlackBerry PlayBook OS compares to other operating systems
This section describes how the BlackBerry PlayBook OS compares to UNIX and Microsoft Windows, from a user's (not a developer's) perspective. For more details about the design and the philosophy behind it, see the System Architecture guide.
- How BlackBerry PlayBook OS is unique
BlackBerry PlayBook OS consists of a microkernel (procnto) and various processes. Each process — even a device driver — runs in its own virtual memory space.