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Hydra (operating system)

Hydra (stylized as HYDRA) is an early, discontinued, capability-based, object-oriented microkernel designed to support a wide range of possible operating systems to run on it. Hydra was created as part of the C.mmp project at Carnegie Mellon University in 1971.

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Available in
English
Default user interface
Command-line interface
Developer
Carnegie Mellon University
Final release
Final / 1975; 51 years ago (1975)
Initial release
1971; 55 years ago (1971)
Kernel type
Microkernel

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Hydra (operating system)

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Avg. degree1.82
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Available in · 1
Hydra (operating system) → English
Default user interface · 1
Hydra (operating system) → Command-line interface
Developer · 1
Hydra (operating system) → Carnegie Mellon University
Final release · 1
Hydra (operating system) → Final / 1975; 51 years ago (1975)
Initial release · 1
Hydra (operating system) → 1971; 55 years ago (1971)
Kernel type · 1
Hydra (operating system) → Microkernel
Marketing target · 1
Hydra (operating system) → Research
OS family · 1
Hydra (operating system) → Capability-based
Update method · 1
Hydra (operating system) → Compile from source code
Working state · 1
Hydra (operating system) → Discontinued

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hydra capability-based microkernel bliss operating designed discontinued carnegie mellon university 1971 systems system doi s2cid 1975 kernel object-oriented levin cohen

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Hydra (operating system)Available inEnglish1.00infobox
Hydra (operating system)Default user interfaceCommand-line interface1.00infobox
Hydra (operating system)DeveloperCarnegie Mellon University1.00infobox
Hydra (operating system)Final releaseFinal / 1975; 51 years ago (1975)1.00infobox
Hydra (operating system)Initial release1971; 55 years ago (1971)1.00infobox
Hydra (operating system)Kernel typeMicrokernel1.00infobox
Hydra (operating system)Marketing targetResearch1.00infobox
Hydra (operating system)OS familyCapability-based1.00infobox
Hydra (operating system)Update methodCompile from source code1.00infobox
Hydra (operating system)Working stateDiscontinued1.00infobox
Hydra (operating system)Written inBLISS1.00infobox

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