LynxOS
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The Lynx Operating System, usually seen as LynxOS, is a Unix-like real-time operating system made by LynuxWorks (formerly "Lynx Real-Time Systems", thus the name). LynxOS features include POSIX compliance and more recently Linux compatibility; it is used in a number of embedded systems, especially in the telecommunications industry.
The first versions of of LynxOS were written in 1986 in Dallas, Texas and targeted a custom-built Motorola 68010 processor. In 1988-1989, LynxOS was ported to the Intel 80386 architecture. Around 1989, ABI compatibility with SVR3 was added. Compatibility with other operating systems, including Linux, followed.
The Usenet newsgroup comp.os.lynx is devoted to discussion of LynxOS.
External link
- LynuxWorks page on LynxOS (http://www.lynuxworks.com/rtos/lynxos.php3)