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'''Digital UNIX''', initially named '''DEC OSF/1''', is [[Digital Equipment Corporation]]’s version of the [[Open Software Foundation]]'s version of the [[UNIX]] [[operating system]], [[OSF/1]]. It is a replacement for DEC's earlier [[ULTRIX]]. It is based on the [[Mach]] [[microkernel]], and includes elements from [[UNIX System V]], and also [[4.3 BSD]] and [[4.4BSD]]. It is fully System V-compliant, but behaves much like a [[BSD]] system. | '''Digital UNIX''', initially named '''DEC OSF/1''', is [[Digital Equipment Corporation]]’s version of the [[Open Software Foundation]]'s version of the [[UNIX]] [[operating system]], [[OSF/1]]. It is a replacement for DEC's earlier [[ULTRIX]]. It is based on the [[Mach]] [[microkernel]], and includes elements from [[UNIX System V]], and also [[4.3 BSD]] and [[4.4BSD]]. It is fully System V-compliant, but behaves much like a [[BSD]] system. | ||
After the merger of DEC and [[Compaq]], it was re-named ''' | After the merger of DEC and [[Compaq]], it was re-named '''Tru64 UNIX'''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:19, 11 February 2024
Digital UNIX, initially named DEC OSF/1, is Digital Equipment Corporation’s version of the Open Software Foundation's version of the UNIX operating system, OSF/1. It is a replacement for DEC's earlier ULTRIX. It is based on the Mach microkernel, and includes elements from UNIX System V, and also 4.3 BSD and 4.4BSD. It is fully System V-compliant, but behaves much like a BSD system.
After the merger of DEC and Compaq, it was re-named Tru64 UNIX.
Further reading
- Steve D. Pate, UNIX Filesystems: Evolution, Design, and Implementation
External links
- Digital UNIX
- Digital's UNIX strategy - video from DEC
