HeliOS
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Helios is a discontinued Unix-like operating system for parallel computers. It was developed and published by Perihelion Software. Its primary architecture is the Inmos Transputer. Helios' microkernel implements a distributed namespace and messaging protocol, through which services are accessed. A POSIX compatibility library enables the use of Unix application software, and the system provides most of the usual Unix utilities.
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Developer | Perihelion Software |
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OS family | Unix-like |
Working state | Historic |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | 1988; 36 years ago (1988) |
Latest release | 1.3.1 / September 1992 |
Kernel type | Microkernel |
License | GPL v3 |
Official website | https://github.com/axelmuhr/Helios-NG |
Work on Helios began in the autumn of 1986.[1] Its success was limited by the commercial failure of the Transputer, and efforts to move to other architectures met with limited success. Perihelion ceased trading in 1998.[2]
The name of the product was Helios. In the materials they produced, Perihelion Software never referred to the operating system as HeliOS.