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    From lewiscole@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 3 02:09:39 2025
    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.

    Does anyone know anything about this "advanced" OS?
    What was supposed to make it so special?
    What capabilities and/or features was it supposed to have?

    Enquiring minds and all that.

    Thanks in advance.

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  • From David W Schroth@21:1/5 to lewiscole on Tue Feb 4 19:54:15 2025
    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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