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Workplace OS

Workplace OS was an IBM operating system project that unsuccessfully attempted to replace multiple operating systems with compatibility "personalities" running on a Mach-based microkernel. The intention was that personalities would allow a single machine to run unmodified applications from multiple operating systems such as Unix or OS/2. It was the…

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Available in
English
Default user interface
Workplace Shell
Developer
IBM
Final preview
OS/2 Warp Connect (PowerPC Edition) 1.0 / January 5, 1996; 30 years ago (1996-01-05)
Influenced by
Mach kernel, Apple Pink
Kernel type
Microkernel

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Workplace OS

Nodes99
Edges98
Triples72
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020202
Components1

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Workplace OS

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related to Industrial reception · 16
Workplace OS → Byte, IBM, In, InfoWorld's, IT, Microsoft, Now IBM, On November, Osborne, PowerPC, Reception, So, Tough, Very, Windows NT, Workplace OS's
related to Discontinuation · 15
Workplace OS → AIX, IBM, In, Industry, Java, Linux, March, OS/400, Power Personal Division, PowerPC, PowerPC Reference Platform, The, The Workplace OS, Windows, Windows NT
related to Academic analysis · 9
Workplace OS → AIX, California, IBM, IBM's, In September, PowerPC, The Workplace OS, These, University
related to Architecture · 6
Workplace OS → IBM, IBM's, Leveraged, Maybe, Multiple-library, This
related to Internal analysis · 5
Workplace OS → AIX, IBM, In January, In May, This
see also · 4
Workplace OS → Apple64DD, Nintendo's, Taligent, Workplace OSIBM Future Systems
is a · 2
Workplace OS → codename for a collection of operating system components including, fork of the Mach 3.0 microkernel
Available in · 1
Workplace OS → English
Default user interface · 1
Workplace OS → Workplace Shell
Developer · 1
Workplace OS → IBM

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Workplace OSAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
Workplace OSDefault user interfaceWorkplace Shell1.00infobox
Workplace OSDeveloperIBM1.00infobox
Workplace OSFinal previewOS/2 Warp Connect (PowerPC Edition) 1.0 / January 5, 1996; 30 years ago (1996-01-05)1.00infobox
Workplace OSInfluenced byMach kernel, Apple Pink1.00infobox
Workplace OSKernel typeMicrokernel1.00infobox
Workplace OSMarketing targetGlobal1.00infobox
Workplace OSOS familyUniversal1.00infobox
Workplace OSPreceded byOS/2, AIX, OS/400, others.1.00infobox
Workplace OSReleased to manufacturingDecember 15, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-12-15)1.00infobox
Workplace OSSource modelClosed source, Mach open source1.00infobox
Workplace OSSupported platformsPowerPC1.00infobox
Workplace OSWorking stateDiscontinued1.00infobox
Workplace OSWritten inC, C++1.00infobox
Workplace OSis afork of the Mach 3.0 microkernel0.90text
Workplace OSis acodename for a collection of operating system components including0.90text

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