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Coherent (operating system): Companies & Products

Coherent is a clone of the Unix operating system for IBM PC compatibles and other microcomputers, developed and sold by the now-defunct Mark Williams Company (MWC). Historically, the operating system was a proprietary product, but it became open source in 2015, released under the BSD-3-Clause license.

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Coherent (operating system) topic overview

The analysis highlights Companies and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around Coherent (operating system).

Related topics
72
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
76
Extracted relationships
15
Concept neighborhoods
16
Bridge connections
76

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Versions · 44 topics
Reception · 11 topics
Development · 10 topics
Overview · 7 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Available in
English
Default user interface
Command-line (KornShell)
Developer
Mark Williams Company
Initial release
1980; 46 years ago (1980)
Kernel type
Monolithic
Latest release
4.2.14 / 1994; 32 years ago (1994)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Development

Versions

Reception

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Coherent (operating system) connects Entity context

The extracted context around Coherent (operating system) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Coherent (operating system) → English Another extracted example is Coherent (operating system) → Command-line (KornShell). Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Coherent (operating system)

Top relations

Available in · 1
Coherent (operating system) → English
Default user interface · 1
Coherent (operating system) → Command-line (KornShell)
Developer · 1
Coherent (operating system) → Mark Williams Company
Initial release · 1
Coherent (operating system) → 1980; 46 years ago (1980)
Kernel type · 1
Coherent (operating system) → Monolithic
Latest release · 1
Coherent (operating system) → 4.2.14 / 1994; 32 years ago (1994)
License · 1
Coherent (operating system) → 2015: BSD-3-Clause Original: Proprietary
OS family · 1
Coherent (operating system) → Unix-like
Source model · 1
Coherent (operating system) → Closed source; open sourced in 2015
Supported platforms · 1
Coherent (operating system) → PDP-11, x86 (8088, 286, 386, 486), Motorola 68000, Zilog Z8000

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

coherent unix system pc operating also mark williams company 386 source license bsd-3-clause version support ibm 2015 286 systems clone

Coherent (operating system) relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 15 structured relationships around Coherent (operating system). Examples in this analysis include Coherent (operating system) → Available in → English and Coherent (operating system) → Default user interface → Command-line (KornShell). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Coherent (operating system)Available inEnglish1.00infobox
Coherent (operating system)Default user interfaceCommand-line (KornShell)1.00infobox
Coherent (operating system)DeveloperMark Williams Company1.00infobox
Coherent (operating system)Initial release1980; 46 years ago (1980)1.00infobox
Coherent (operating system)Kernel typeMonolithic1.00infobox
Coherent (operating system)Latest release4.2.14 / 1994; 32 years ago (1994)1.00infobox
Coherent (operating system)License2015: BSD-3-Clause Original: Proprietary1.00infobox
Coherent (operating system)OS familyUnix-like1.00infobox
Coherent (operating system)Source modelClosed source; open sourced in 20151.00infobox
Coherent (operating system)Supported platformsPDP-11, x86 (8088, 286, 386, 486), Motorola 68000, Zilog Z80001.00infobox
Coherent (operating system)Working stateDiscontinued1.00infobox
Nigel Breeinstance ofSignificant contributions were also made by people0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Coherent (operating system) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Unix, Pc and Support. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Coherent (operating system)
    • Unix
    • Pc
    • Support
    • Version
    • Also
    • System
    • Ibm
    • Systems
    • Open
    • Proprietary
    • Sold
    • Bsd-3-clause
  • coherent (operating system)
    • Ibm
    • System
    • Unix
    • Pc
    • Hardware
    • Support
    • Version
    • License
    • Also
    • Systems
    • Compatibles
    • Open
  • operating system
    • Ibm
    • System
    • Pc
    • Hardware
    • License
    • Unix
    • Compatibles
    • Open
    • Proprietary
    • Sold
    • Bsd-3-clause
    • Good
  • ibm pc compatibles
    • Compatibles
    • Ibm
    • Operating
    • Pc
    • Pdp-11
    • Sold
    • Systems
    • System
    • Good
    • Hardware
    • Including
    • Company
  • zilog z8000
    • Z8000
    • Zilog
    • Pdp-11
    • Also
    • Compatibles
    • Open
    • Proprietary
    • Unix-like
    • Bsd-3-clause
    • Early
    • Including
    • Port
  • unix
    • Support
    • Version
    • Also
    • Unix-like
    • Early
    • Including
    • Mwc
    • Port
    • Versions
    • Without
    • Company
    • License
  • version 7 unix
    • Support
    • Version
    • Also
    • Unix-like
    • Early
    • Including
    • Mwc
    • Port
    • Versions
    • Without
    • Company
    • License
  • sco unix
    • Support
    • Version
    • Also
    • Unix-like
    • Early
    • Including
    • Mwc
    • Port
    • Versions
    • Without
    • Company
    • License

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Coherent (operating system), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Coherent (operating system) with Versions. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Coherent (operating system) — Versions · splits 32 ⟂ 45
Coherent (operating system) — Reception · splits 65 ⟂ 12
Coherent (operating system) — Development · splits 66 ⟂ 11
Coherent (operating system) — Overview · splits 69 ⟂ 8

Map overview Semantic statistics

Coherent (operating system)

Nodes77
Edges76
Triples15
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025974
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Coherent (operating system) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Companies & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Coherent (operating system) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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