JavaOS
Sign in to saveJavaOS is a discontinued operating system based on a Java virtual machine. It was originally developed by Sun Microsystems. Unlike Windows, macOS, Unix, or Unix-like systems which are primarily written in the C or C++ programming languages, JavaOS is primarily written in Java. It is now considered a legacy system.
Key facts
- OS.developer
- Sun Microsystems
- OS.family
- Java
- OS.source model
- Closed source
- OS.latest release version
- Final
- OS.programmed in
- Java (primarily)C and C++ (parts of kernel)
- OS.language
- English
- OS.kernel type
- Microkernel
- OS.license
- Proprietary
- OS.working state
- Discontinued
- OS.supported_platforms
- ARM, PowerPC, SPARC, IA-32 (x86)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- operating system
- Subclass of
- microkernel
- Developer
- Sun Microsystems
- Platform
- IA-32
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- programmed in
- Java
- GUI toolkit or framework
- Java virtual machine
- inception
- 1996-00-00
- date of official closure
- 1996-00-00
- copyright license
- proprietary license
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Design
- Licensing
- See also
- References
- External links
JavaOS is a discontinued operating system based on a Java virtual machine. It was originally developed by Sun Microsystems. Unlike Windows, macOS, Unix, or Unix-like systems which are primarily written in the C or C++ programming languages, JavaOS is primarily written in Java. It is now considered a legacy system.
== History ==
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