- Xinu
Infobox_OS
name = XINU
developer =Douglas Comer
family =Unix-like
working_state = Current
latest_release_version = Not
latest_release_date = Applicable
ui = N/A
license = GPL
website = [http://www.cs.purdue.edu/research/xinu.html Xinu Operating System]Xinu ("Xinu Is Not Unix", a
recursive acronym ) is aUnix-like operating system originally developed byDouglas Comer for instructional purposes atPurdue University in the 1980s. It has been ported to many hardware platforms, including the DEC LSI-11, Sun-2 and Sun-3 workstations, Intel x86,PowerPC G3 and MIPS.Xinu has been deployed in several commercial products, and continues to be used foroperating system and networking courses at Universitiesaround the world.External links
* [http://www.cs.purdue.edu/research/xinu.html Xinu Operating System at Purdue University]
* [http://www.cs.purdue.edu/people/dec Douglas Comer at Purdue University]
* [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/xinu/ Embedded Xinu and RISC Xinu at Marquette University]
* [http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/dec/osbooks.html Books On Computer Architecture And Operating Systems]
* [ftp://minnie.tuhs.org/UnixArchive/PDP-11/Distributions/other/Xinu Xinu for the LSI-11 in the Unix Archive]
* [http://www.dmi.unict.it/~pappalar/lab3/xinuhome.html XINU FAQ]
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