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A2 (operating system)

A2 (formerly named Active Object System (AOS), and then Bluebottle) is a modular, object-oriented operating system with features including automatic garbage-collected memory management, and a zooming user interface. It was developed originally at ETH Zurich in 2002. It is free and open-source software under a BSD-like license.

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Developer
ETH Zurich
Initial release
2002; 24 years ago (2002)
Kernel type
Object-oriented
License
BSD-like ETH A2 License
Official website
gitlab.inf.ethz.ch/felixf/oberon
OS family
Oberon

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A2 (operating system)

Nodes42
Edges41
Triples10
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.047619
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A2 (operating system)

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Developer · 1
A2 (operating system) → ETH Zurich
Initial release · 1
A2 (operating system) → 2002; 24 years ago (2002)
Kernel type · 1
A2 (operating system) → Object-oriented
License · 1
A2 (operating system) → BSD-like ETH A2 License
Official website · 1
A2 (operating system) → gitlab.inf.ethz.ch/felixf/oberon
OS family · 1
A2 (operating system) → Oberon
Repository · 1
A2 (operating system) → gitlab.inf.ethz.ch/felixf/oberon
Source model · 1
A2 (operating system) → Open source
Supported platforms · 1
A2 (operating system) → IA-32, x86-64, ARM, Cell
Working state · 1
A2 (operating system) → Current

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oberon user a2 active interface system object object-oriented eth bsd-like objects bluebottle operating features zurich 2002 license programming automatic memory

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A2 (operating system)DeveloperETH Zurich1.00infobox
A2 (operating system)Initial release2002; 24 years ago (2002)1.00infobox
A2 (operating system)Kernel typeObject-oriented1.00infobox
A2 (operating system)LicenseBSD-like ETH A2 License1.00infobox
A2 (operating system)Official websitegitlab.inf.ethz.ch/felixf/oberon1.00infobox
A2 (operating system)OS familyOberon1.00infobox
A2 (operating system)Repositorygitlab.inf.ethz.ch/felixf/oberon1.00infobox
A2 (operating system)Source modelOpen source1.00infobox
A2 (operating system)Supported platformsIA-32, x86-64, ARM, Cell1.00infobox
A2 (operating system)Working stateCurrent1.00infobox

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