Operating system comparisons

"Low Latency in the Linux Kernel", Dave Phillips
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2000/11/17/low_latency.html
A Comparison of Windows Driver Model Latency Performance on Windows NT and Windows 98 - Erik Cota-Robles and James P. Held
http://www.intel.org/ial/sm/usenix/
Statement on BeOS Latency, Curt Malouin, ObjektSynth V.P. of Software Engineering.
http://www.lebuzz.com/archive/apr03-thru-apr09-2000.html
Results from a Latency Study of Windows NT- Michael B. Jones, John Regehr
http://www.research.microsoft.com/~mbj/papers/tr-98-29.html
Win32 Programming FAQ, section 5.3.5
http://www.iseran.com/Win32/FAQ/section5.html