▁compar able ▁to ▁a ▁computer ' s ▁operating ▁system . ▁ ▁Gener ally , ▁as ▁the ▁size ▁and ▁complexity ▁of ▁an ▁M FP ▁increases , ▁the ▁more ▁like ▁a ▁computer ▁the ▁device ▁becomes . ▁It ▁is ▁un common ▁for ▁a ▁small ▁A IO ▁or ▁even ▁a ▁SO HO ▁M FP ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁general ▁purpose ▁operating ▁system , ▁however ▁many ▁larger ▁M FP s ▁run ▁Linux ▁or ▁V x Work s . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁many ▁print ▁controllers , ▁separate , ▁but ▁integral ▁to ▁the ▁M FP , ▁also ▁run ▁computer ▁operating ▁systems , ▁with ▁GNU / Linux ▁and ▁Microsoft ▁Windows ▁( o ften ▁Windows ▁N T ▁ 4 . 0 ▁Em bed ded , ▁Windows ▁XP ▁Em bed ded ). ▁ ▁On ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁core ▁operating ▁system ▁and ▁firm ware , ▁the ▁M FP ▁will ▁also ▁provide ▁several ▁functions , ▁equivalent ▁to ▁applications ▁or ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁da em ons ▁or ▁services . ▁ ▁These ▁functions ▁may ▁include ▁( am ong st ▁many ▁others ): ▁ ▁Byte code ▁interpre ters ▁or ▁virtual ▁machines ▁for ▁internally ▁hosted ▁third ▁party ▁applications ▁ ▁Image ▁conversion ▁and ▁processing ▁functions ▁ ▁M FP ▁P anel ▁control ▁for ▁user ▁input ▁ ▁Network ▁service ▁clients ▁for ▁sending ▁of ▁documents ▁to ▁different ▁destin ations ▁ ▁Network ▁service ▁servers ▁for ▁receiving ▁documents ▁for ▁print ▁or ▁storage ▁ ▁R aster ▁image ▁processing ▁functions ▁( although , ▁often ▁this ▁task ▁is ▁handled ▁by ▁a ▁separate ▁print ▁controller ▁unit ▁instead ) ▁ ▁Web ▁server ▁for ▁remote ▁management ▁functions ▁ ▁Software ▁Computer ▁systems ▁equ