QNX
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QNX was noted for being used as the OS for the Unisys ICON computer systems in Ontario High schools. It's a POSIX influenced RTOS.
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History
- 1982: Quantum Software - QUNIX for Intel 8088
- 1984: QUNIX was renamed to QNX
- 2004: QNX is acquired by Harman International Industries
- 2010: QNX is acquired by BlackBerry
QNX 4
Versions of QNX 4 were released between 1990 and 1997. QNX 4.24 was used as the origin of QNX/Neutrino. Future versions (except for 4.25) are based on the QNX/Neutrino fork.
Latest Version: 4.25
QNX 6
Versions of QNX 6 were released between 2001 and 2014, based on the QNX/Neutrino fork. Neutrino added support for MIPS, PowerPC, SH-4, and ARM CPU architectures.
This should be what RIM has purchased for use in the Playbook tablet.
Latest Version: 6.6
QNX 7
QNX 7 is the current version, initially released in 2017. Supported CPU architectures include 32-bit and 64-bit ARM, and 64-bit x86.
Latest Version: 7.1 (2020)
