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SunOS
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Also known as Sun OS

SunOS is a Unix-branded operating system developed by Sun Microsystems for their workstation and server computer systems from 1982 until the mid-1990s. The SunOS name is usually only used to refer to versions 1.0 to 4.1.4, which were based on BSD, while versions 5.0 and later are based on UNIX System V Release 4 and are marketed under the brand name Solaris.

Key facts

OS.name
SunOS
OS.screenshot
SunOS screenshot.png
OS.caption
Screenshot and graphical interface of SunOS 4.1
OS.developer
Sun Microsystems
OS.family
Unix (BSD/SVR4)
OS.source_model
Closed source
OS.latest_release_version
4.1.4
OS.kernel_type
Monolithic kernel
OS.ui
SunView, OpenWindows
OS.license
Proprietary (binary only)
OS.succeeded by
Solaris
OS.working_state
Historic; now marketed as Solaris
OS.supported_platforms
Motorola 680x0, Sun386i, SPARC

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
operating system
Based on
Q11368
Platform
SPARC
Image
SunOS 4.1.1 P1270750.jpg
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software version identifier
4.1.4
GUI toolkit or framework
SunView
inception
1982-01-01
copyright license
proprietary license
programmed in
Q15777
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