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V (operating system)

The V operating system is a discontinued microkernel distributed operating system that was developed by faculty and students in the Distributed Systems Group at Stanford University from 1981 to 1988, led by Professors David Cheriton and Keith A. Lantz. V was the successor to the Thoth operating system and Verex kernel that Cheriton had developed in the…

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Available in
English
Default user interface
VGTS
Developer
David Cheriton
Initial release
1981; 45 years ago (1981)
Kernel type
Microkernel
Latest release
Final / 1988; 38 years ago (1988)

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V (operating system)

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V (operating system)

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Available in · 1
V (operating system) → English
Default user interface · 1
V (operating system) → VGTS
Developer · 1
V (operating system) → David Cheriton
Initial release · 1
V (operating system) → 1981; 45 years ago (1981)
Kernel type · 1
V (operating system) → Microkernel
Latest release · 1
V (operating system) → Final / 1988; 38 years ago (1988)
License · 1
V (operating system) → Stanford University
Marketing target · 1
V (operating system) → Research
OS family · 1
V (operating system) → Distributed operating system
Preceded by · 1
V (operating system) → Thoth, Verex

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system operating developed cheriton microkernel one distributed research interface stanford thoth message threads client rpc group kernel unix discontinued university

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V (operating system)Available inEnglish1.00infobox
V (operating system)Default user interfaceVGTS1.00infobox
V (operating system)DeveloperDavid Cheriton1.00infobox
V (operating system)Initial release1981; 45 years ago (1981)1.00infobox
V (operating system)Kernel typeMicrokernel1.00infobox
V (operating system)Latest releaseFinal / 1988; 38 years ago (1988)1.00infobox
V (operating system)LicenseStanford University1.00infobox
V (operating system)Marketing targetResearch1.00infobox
V (operating system)OS familyDistributed operating system1.00infobox
V (operating system)Preceded byThoth, Verex1.00infobox
V (operating system)Supported platformsWorkstations: SUN, MicroVAX, DEC Firefly1.00infobox
V (operating system)Update methodCompile from source code1.00infobox
V (operating system)Working stateDiscontinued1.00infobox
V (operating system)Written inC1.00infobox

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