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Operating system kernel
Operating system
EKA1 (EPOC Kernel Architecture 1 ) is the first-generation kernel for the operating system Symbian OS.[ 1] 32-bit operating system EPOC .[ 2] preemptive computer multitasking and memory protection, but no real-time computing guarantees, and a single-threaded device driver model.[ 2] [ 3] EKA2 as the default kernel starting with Symbian v9.[ 3]
Much of EKA1 was developed by a single software engineer, Colly Myers, when he was working for Psion Software in the early 1990s. Myers went on to act as CEO for Symbian Ltd. ,[ 3] [ 4] mobile phone makers.[ 5] [ 6]
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