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Coherent (operating system)

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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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)

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Coherent (operating system)

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

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Coherent (operating system)

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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

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

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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

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