SunOS
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| SunOS | |
| Type: | Multitasking, multiuser UNIX |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Sun Microsystems |
| Architecture: | Sun-1, Sun-2, Sun-3, Sun-4 (SPARC) |
| This Version: | SunOS 4.1.4 (1994) |
| Date Released: | 1982/1983 |
History
| SunOS version | Release date | Code base | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun UNIX 0.7 | 1982 | UniSoft UNIX v7 | Bundled with 68000-based Sun-1 system |
| SunOS 1.0 | 1983 | 4.1BSD | Support for 68010-based Sun-1 and Sun-2 systems |
| SunOS 1.1 | Apr 1984 | ||
| SunOS 1.2 | Jan 1985 | ||
| SunOS 2.0 | May 1985 | 4.2BSD | Introduced VFS layer and the NFS protocol |
| SunOS 3.0 | Feb 1986 | 4.2BSD + System V IPC | coincided with release of 68020-based Sun-3 series. Optional System V tape offered utilities and development libraries. |
| SunOS 3.2 | Sep 1986 | Same as 3.0, plus some 4.3BSD | First support for Sun-4 series |
| SunOS 3.5 | Jan 1988 | ||
| SunOS 4.0 | Dec 1988 | 4.3BSD with System V IPC | New virtual memory system, dynamic linking, automounter, System V STREAMS I/O. Sun386i support. |
| SunOS 4.0.1 | 1988 | ||
| SunOS 4.0.2 | Sep 1989 | Sun386i only | |
| SunOS 4.0.3 | May 1989 | ||
| SunOS 4.0.3c | Jun 1989 | SPARCstation 1 (Sun-4c) only | |
| SunOS 4.1 | Mar 1990 | ||
| SunOS 4.1e | Apr 1991 | Sun-4e only | |
| SunOS 4.1.1 | Mar 1990 | Bundled with OpenWindows 2.0 | |
| SunOS 4.1.1B | Feb 1991 | ||
| SunOS 4.1.1.1 | Jul 1991 | ||
| SunOS 4.1.1_U1 | Nov 1991 | Sun-3/3x only | |
| SunOS 4.1.2 | Dec 1991 | Support for multiprocessor (SPARCserver 600MP) systems; first CD-ROM-only release | |
| SunOS 4.1.3 | Aug 1992 | ||
| SunOS 4.1.3C | Nov 1993 | SPARCclassic/SPARCstation LX only | |
| SunOS 4.1.3_U1 | Dec 1993 | ||
| SunOS 4.1.3_U1B | Feb 1994 | Earliest release for which Y2K compliance patches were available | |
| SunOS 4.1.4 | Nov 1994 | Last release of SunOS 4 |
