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Re: An "advanced" Series 1100/2200 OS? ...

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On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 02:09:39 +0000, l_cole@juno.com (lewiscole) wrote:

>In George Gray and R.Q. Smith's book "Unisys Computers: An Introductory
>History", they say that the 1986 takeover (AKA "merger") caused work on
>an "advanced" OS for the Series 1100/2200 system being done in the
>Atlanta development center to come to an end.

I thought that was Project Roanoke.
>
>Does anyone know anything about this "advanced" OS?

IIRC, it was a capability system based off of KeyKOS.  I'd take that
recollection with a boulder of salt, were I you.

>What was supposed to make it so special?

It was a capability system.  There may have been some special hardware
sauce,as well.

>What capabilities and/or features was it supposed to have?
>
>Enquiring minds and all that.
>
>Thanks in advance.

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An "advanced" Series 1100/2200 OS? ... l_cole@juno.com (lewiscole) - 2025-02-03 02:09 +0000
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