1. [Smith] What must an OS for a real-time system do differently than a conventional 
OS?
   2. [Brewer] What is a network computer, and what are its advantages over a PC? If 
there is a disk, what should it be used for? How would a typical large application 
(like Excel or Emacs) be run? How does Java fit in?
   3. [Smith] What support could the OS provide for conserving power on a laptop?
   4. [Brewer] What is wrong with RAID? (Small writes.) How has this problem been dealt 
with? (See Zebra and HP AutoRAID.)