- MNOS
Infobox_OS
name = MNOS
caption =
developer =IPK Minavtoproma ,DEMOS Co-operative
family =Unix Version 6
source_model =
working_state = historical
latest_release_version = RL 1.2
latest_release_date = 1986
kernel_type =
license =
website =MNOS (meaning "MobilNaya Operatsionnaya Sistema" (МобильНая Операционная Система, МНОС), or "Portable Operating System") was a
Unix-like operating system developed in theSoviet Union . It was derived fromUnix Version 6 and consequently heavily modified to incorporate many features ofBSD Unix . From 1983 until 1986 it enjoyed significant popularity in theUSSR and otherEastern Bloc countries, due to its light weight and better performance than that ofUnix Version 7 (and laterBSD Unix -based) alternatives.Fact|date=September 2008Its development was initiated in the
IPK Minavtoproma inMoscow in 1981, and development continued in cooperation from other institutes, includingKurchatov Institute . MNOS and its alternative,DEMOS version 1.x, were gradually merged from 1986 until 1990 resulting in the joint OS, DEMOS version 2.x.MNOS became the first completely bilingual version of Unix, and used the proprietary 8-bitCyrillic character set,U-code , which was later dropped in favor ofKOI-8 in the process of merging withDEMOS .The origin of the version qualifier "RL" is "Rabochaya Loshadka" (The working horsy)Fact|date=December 2007
ee also
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DEMOS
*DEMOS Co-operative
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