Comments on: 9 operating systems that time forgot http://insidehpc.com/2009/03/26/9-operating-systems-that-time-forgot/ HPC News Without the Noise for Supercomputing Professionals | insideHPC Sun, 19 May 2013 10:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Randy http://insidehpc.com/2009/03/26/9-operating-systems-that-time-forgot/#comment-171923 Randy Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:19:40 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=4125#comment-171923 And lets not forget the 6809/68000/X86 OS from Microware called OS/9. And yes it came out before Apple's OS/9, in 1980 if I remember correctly. It was a fantastic UNIX clone that was real time and could run from 2 floppy drives and 64K of ram. NASA used it on some of it's instruments. And lets not forget the 6809/68000/X86 OS from Microware called OS/9. And yes it came out before Apple’s OS/9, in 1980 if I remember correctly. It was a fantastic UNIX clone that was real time and could run from 2 floppy drives and 64K of ram. NASA used it on some of it’s instruments.

]]> By: Amiga Forever – Long Live Amiga! « The Lonely Geek http://insidehpc.com/2009/03/26/9-operating-systems-that-time-forgot/#comment-171834 Amiga Forever – Long Live Amiga! « The Lonely Geek Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:31:19 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=4125#comment-171834 [...] 9 operating systems that time forgot [...] [...] 9 operating systems that time forgot [...]

]]> By: Guy Robinson http://insidehpc.com/2009/03/26/9-operating-systems-that-time-forgot/#comment-158157 Guy Robinson Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:04:06 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=4125#comment-158157 In discussions this weekend about this a former colleague reminded me that technically the first OS we had on machines we looked after weren't Unix, One was VMS and there was an IBM but technocally I don't think they let us near the operating system, all access was through a 'text' based page based windowing system on a VT100. I still think we never really explored the idea of a proper distributed OS fully enough. Those multiple head nodes are really just multiple login nodes with a 'dumb' load distribution mechamism. My addition to the list in the above vein would be HELIos. In discussions this weekend about this a former colleague reminded me that technically the first OS we had on machines we looked after weren’t Unix, One was VMS and there was an IBM but technocally I don’t think they let us near the operating system, all access was through a ‘text’ based page based windowing system on a VT100.

I still think we never really explored the idea of a proper distributed OS fully enough. Those multiple head nodes are really just multiple login nodes with a ‘dumb’ load distribution mechamism.

My addition to the list in the above vein would be HELIos.

]]> By: Wayne http://insidehpc.com/2009/03/26/9-operating-systems-that-time-forgot/#comment-158032 Wayne Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:35:17 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=4125#comment-158032 Several off the top of my head: COS (Cray Operating System) FOLKLORE NTLSS NCAROS Unicos and its derivatives - Unicos/MAX, Unicos/mk, Unicos/mp MeikOS Several off the top of my head:

COS (Cray Operating System)
FOLKLORE
NTLSS
NCAROS
Unicos and its derivatives – Unicos/MAX, Unicos/mk, Unicos/mp
MeikOS

]]> By: John West http://insidehpc.com/2009/03/26/9-operating-systems-that-time-forgot/#comment-157941 John West Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:32:34 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=4125#comment-157941 Guy and Wayne - let's start the list. Is UNICOS dead? If so, that's my contribution. Guy and Wayne – let’s start the list. Is UNICOS dead? If so, that’s my contribution.

]]> By: Guy Robinson http://insidehpc.com/2009/03/26/9-operating-systems-that-time-forgot/#comment-157769 Guy Robinson Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:48:39 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=4125#comment-157769 I think there are too many HPC operating systems that time has forgotten, all those unix like ports to transputers for instance that we suffered from in the 80/90s. Whatever happened to plan9? I think there are too many HPC operating systems that time has forgotten, all those unix like ports to transputers for instance that we suffered from in the 80/90s.

Whatever happened to plan9?

]]> By: Wayne http://insidehpc.com/2009/03/26/9-operating-systems-that-time-forgot/#comment-157685 Wayne Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:41:13 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=4125#comment-157685 OK John - What about the 9 (or 5 even) HPC Operating Systems that time forgot? OK John – What about the 9 (or 5 even) HPC Operating Systems that time forgot?

]]> By: John West http://insidehpc.com/2009/03/26/9-operating-systems-that-time-forgot/#comment-157664 John West Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:32:02 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=4125#comment-157664 Paul - you are banned from the site for that. Just kidding. Not really. Kidding. Maybe. :-) Paul – you are banned from the site for that. Just kidding. Not really. Kidding. Maybe. :-)

]]> By: PaulAdams http://insidehpc.com/2009/03/26/9-operating-systems-that-time-forgot/#comment-157632 PaulAdams Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:32:49 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=4125#comment-157632 What about Microsoft BoB??? (just joking) What about Microsoft BoB???

(just joking)

]]> By: Tom http://insidehpc.com/2009/03/26/9-operating-systems-that-time-forgot/#comment-157536 Tom Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:29:57 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=4125#comment-157536 lol @ X being 'an OS' :-) I've run all of them bar CP/M and BeOS. The best bit about all this virtualisation tech that's kicking around is that you can still run many of these today, direct from your desktop! lol @ X being ‘an OS’ :-)

I’ve run all of them bar CP/M and BeOS. The best bit about all this virtualisation tech that’s kicking around is that you can still run many of these today, direct from your desktop!

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