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GNOSIS

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GNOSIS
DeveloperTymshare (Norm Hardy, Bill Frantz, Charlie Landau)
McDonnell Douglas
Written inC
OS familyCapability-based
Working stateDiscontinued
Initial release1977; 48 years ago (1977)
Final releaseFinal / 1988; 37 years ago (1988)
Marketing targetResearch
Available inEnglish
Update methodCompile from source code
PlatformsS/370 mainframe
Kernel typeMicrokernel
Default
user interface
Command-line interface
Succeeded byKeyKOS, Extremely Reliable Operating System (EROS)
Official websitecap-lore.com/CapTheory/KK

GNOSIS (Great New Operating System In the Sky) is a capability-based operating system that was researched during the 1970s at Tymshare, Inc. It was based on the research of Norman Hardy, Dale E. Jordan, Bill Frantz, Charlie Landau, Jay Jonekait, et al. It provided a foundation for the development of future operating systems such as KeyKOS, EROS, CapROS and Coyotos. After the acquisition of Tymshare, Inc. by McDonnell Douglas in 1984 GNOSIS was sold to Key Logic.[1]

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