OS4000

OS4000
DeveloperGEC Computers Ltd.
Written inBabbage
Working stateNo further development, but still supported
Source modelClosed source
Initial release1977 (1977)
Latest release6.5 / 1993?
Marketing targetMinicomputer, Process control, Real time, multi-user, Time-sharing, Batch processing, Data communications
Available inEnglish (UK)
PlatformsGEC 4000 series
Kernel typeHardware and Firmware
Default
user interface
CLI - OS4000 JCL
LicenseProprietary

OS4000 is a proprietary operating system introduced by GEC Computers Limited in 1977 as the successor to GEC DOS, for its range of GEC 4000 series 16-bit, and later 32-bit, minicomputers. OS4000 was developed through to late 1990s, and has been in a support-only mode since then.