btos

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btos - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Convergent Technologies Operating System
  BTOS
  STARSYS
  
     <operating system> (CTOS, BTOS, STARSYS) /see-toss/ A modular,
     message-passing, multi-process based operating system.
  
     Convergent Technologies' first product was the IWS
     (Integrated Workstation) based on the Intel 8086, which had
     CTOS as its operating system.  It is a modular operating
     system with built in local area networking.  CTOS supports
     multiple processes or threads, and message-based
     inter-process communication.
  
     Companies which have licensed CTOS include Burroughs (BTOS)
     and Bull (STARSYS).  The largest customer was Unisys, with
     whom Convergent Technologies merged to become one company in
     1988.  CTOS now has over 800,000 users worldwide.
  
     CTOS runs on Intel Pentium computers, and can run
     concurrently with Microsoft Windows NT.
  
     For some reason, CTOS is no longer marketted to new customers,
     although there is a support comittment for existing customers
     until 2001.  Major customers include Police Forces, Banks, and
     Airlines.
  
     Latest version: CTOS III 1.3.2.
  
     ["Exploring CTOS", Miller E., Crook J., Loy J. - Prentice
     Hall, ISBN 0-13-297342-1, 1991].
  
     (1996-09-24)