Software:Xerox Operating System
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| Working state | Historic |
| Platforms | SDS Sigma series |
The Xerox Operating System (XOS) was an operating system for the XDS Sigma series of computers "optimized for direct replacement of IBM DOS/360 installations" and to provide real-time and timesharing support.[1]
The system was developed, beginning in 1969, for Xerox by the France firm CII (now Bull).[2]
XOS was more successful in Europe than in the US, but was unable to compete with IBM. By 1972 there were 35 XOS installations in Europe, compared to 2 in the US.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "XOS Fact Sheet". August 10, 1972. http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/sds/sigma/xos/XOS_Fact_Sheet_Aug72.pdf.
- ↑ Strassmann, Paul A. (2008). The Computers Nobody Wanted: My Years with Xerox. Information Economics Press. ISBN 9781427632708. https://books.google.com/books?id=b5for5RdBCoC&dq=xds+xos&pg=PA29.
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