Spring (operating system)

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Description

Realtime I/O Unix pipes Procedure call Context switching

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Background

BSD Inter-process communication Virtual memory Memory management unit Copy on write

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History

AT&T Merged UNIX Distributed

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Rationale

68k SPARC Set-top boxes Interface definition language C++

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Available in: English
Developer: Sun Microsystems
Initial release: 1993; 33 years ago (1993)
Kernel type: Microkernel
OS family: Unix-like
Supported platforms: SPARCstation 2, SPARCstation 4, SPARCstation 5, SPARCstation Voyager, SPARCstation 10, SPARCstation 20

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Overview

Microkernel
Object-oriented Object-oriented programming
Operating system
Sun Microsystems
Mach kernel
Multiple inheritance
Unix
Java Java (programming language)
Programming language
Solaris Solaris (operating system)

History

AT&T Old AT&T
Merged UNIX System V Release 4
Distributed Distributed computing

Background

Rationale

Description

Realtime Real-time computing
I/O Input/output
Unix pipes Pipeline (Unix)
Procedure call
Context switching Context switch
Register windows Register window
32-bit
IA-32
BSD Unix
SPARCstation 2
Random-access memory
GiB
Hard disk
Backing store
File servers File server
Web servers Web server
Database management systems Database management system
API
Plan 9 Plan 9 from Bell Labs
Access control list
Windows NT
Unixen
Object persistence
Workstations Workstation

Other systems

Doors Doors (computing)
L4 microkernel L4 microkernel family

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Nodes62

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Triples11

Avg. degree1.97

Density0.032258

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Spring (operating system)

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Available in · 1

Spring (operating system) → English

Developer · 1

Spring (operating system) → Sun Microsystems

Initial release · 1

Spring (operating system) → 1993; 33 years ago (1993)

Kernel type · 1

Spring (operating system) → Microkernel

OS family · 1

Spring (operating system) → Unix-like

Supported platforms · 1

Spring (operating system) → SPARCstation 2, SPARCstation 4, SPARCstation 5, SPARCstation Voyager, SPARCstation 10, SPARCstation 20

Update method · 1

Spring (operating system) → Recompile from source code

Working state · 1

Spring (operating system) → Discontinued

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system spring mach unix would file systems kernel server memory programs vm could also operating using data one name servers

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Spring (operating system)	Available in	English	1.00	infobox
Spring (operating system)	Developer	Sun Microsystems	1.00	infobox
Spring (operating system)	Initial release	1993; 33 years ago (1993)	1.00	infobox
Spring (operating system)	Kernel type	Microkernel	1.00	infobox
Spring (operating system)	OS family	Unix-like	1.00	infobox
Spring (operating system)	Supported platforms	SPARCstation 2, SPARCstation 4, SPARCstation 5, SPARCstation Voyager, SPARCstation 10, SPARCstation 20	1.00	infobox
Spring (operating system)	Update method	Recompile from source code	1.00	infobox
Spring (operating system)	Working state	Discontinued	1.00	infobox
set-top boxes	instance of	keeping developers interested in Sun's version of Unix and allowing their system to scale downwards onto smaller devices	0.80	text
disk I/O won't tie up the system	instance of	Normally kernels need to be threaded in order to ensure a long-running task	0.80	text
prevent a subsequent call from being serviced in time	instance of	Normally kernels need to be threaded in order to ensure a long-running task	0.80	text

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