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4690 Operating System

4690 Operating System (sometimes shortened to 4690 OS or 4690) is a specially designed point of sale (POS) operating system, originally sold by IBM. In 2012, IBM sold its retail business, including this product, to Toshiba, which assumed support. 4690 is widely used by IBM and Toshiba retail customers to run retail systems which run their own…

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Available in
English
Default user interface
Command-line interface, some screens spawn a Java-based graphical user interface (GUI)
Developer
(Digital Research, Novell, IMS), IBM, Toshiba
Final release
V6R5 CSD 2010 / December 18, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-12-18)
Initial release
July 1993; 33 years ago (1993-07)
Kernel type
Real-time operating system

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4690 Operating System

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related to Versions · 4
4690 Operating System → IBM, July, May, Operating System
related to Commands · 3
4690 Operating System → ASSIGNBACKUPBATCHBREAKBURNISOCHDIRCHKDSKCLSCOMMANDCOMPCOPYDEFINEDIRDISKCOMPDISKCOPYECHOELSEERASEEXITFCOPYFINDFORFORMATFSETGOTOIFLISTMKDIRMOREORDERPATHPAUSEPRINTPROMPTQUERYREMREN…, Operating System, The
Available in · 1
4690 Operating System → English
Default user interface · 1
4690 Operating System → Command-line interface, some screens spawn a Java-based graphical user interface (GUI)
Developer · 1
4690 Operating System → (Digital Research, Novell, IMS), IBM, Toshiba
Final release · 1
4690 Operating System → V6R5 CSD 2010 / December 18, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-12-18)
Initial release · 1
4690 Operating System → July 1993; 33 years ago (1993-07)
Kernel type · 1
4690 Operating System → Real-time operating system
License · 1
4690 Operating System → Proprietary
Marketing target · 1
4690 Operating System → Point of sale

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
4690 Operating SystemAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
4690 Operating SystemDefault user interfaceCommand-line interface, some screens spawn a Java-based graphical user interface (GUI)1.00infobox
4690 Operating SystemDeveloper(Digital Research, Novell, IMS), IBM, Toshiba1.00infobox
4690 Operating SystemFinal releaseV6R5 CSD 2010 / December 18, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-12-18)1.00infobox
4690 Operating SystemInitial releaseJuly 1993; 33 years ago (1993-07)1.00infobox
4690 Operating SystemKernel typeReal-time operating system1.00infobox
4690 Operating SystemLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
4690 Operating SystemMarketing targetPoint of sale1.00infobox
4690 Operating SystemOfficial websiteToshiba Commerce: Operating Systems1.00infobox
4690 Operating SystemPackage managerProprietary ASM (Apply Software Maintenance) System1.00infobox
4690 Operating SystemPreceded byFlexOS 386, 4680 OS, REAL/321.00infobox
4690 Operating SystemSource modelProprietary1.00infobox
4690 Operating SystemSucceeded byTCx Sky1.00infobox
4690 Operating SystemSupported platformsPoint of sale terminals1.00infobox
4690 Operating SystemWorking stateCurrent1.00infobox
4690 Operating SystemWritten inC Supported languages: IBM 4680 BASIC, Metaware High-C, Java 21.00infobox

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    4690 Operating System

    Nodes85
    Edges84
    Triples23
    Avg. degree1.98
    Density0.023529
    Components1
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