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CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES OPERATING SYSTEM

Specialty Definition: CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES OPERATING SYSTEM

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Computing

Convergent Technologies Operating System (CTOS, BTOS, STARSYS) /see-toss/ A modular, message-passing, multi-process based operating system. Convergent Technologies' first product was the IWS (Integrated Workstation) based on the Intel 8086, which had CTOS as its operating system. It is a modular operating system with built in local area networking. CTOS supports multiple processes or threads, and message-based inter-process communication. Companies which have licensed CTOS include Burroughs (BTOS) and Bull (STARSYS). The largest customer was Unisys, with whom Convergent Technologies merged to become one company in 1988. CTOS now has over 800,000 users worldwide. CTOS runs on Intel Pentium computers, and can run concurrently with Microsoft Windows NT. For some reason, CTOS is no longer marketted to new customers, although there is a support comittment for existing customers until 2001. Major customers include Police Forces, Banks, and Airlines. Latest version: CTOS III 1.3.2. ["Exploring CTOS", Miller E., Crook J., Loy J. - Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-297342-1, 1991]. (1996-09-24). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES OPERATING SYSTEM

Specialty definitions using "CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES OPERATING SYSTEM": BTOS ♦ STARSYS. (references)

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Alternative Orthography: CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES OPERATING SYSTEM


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 4F 4E 56 45 52 47 45 4E 54      54 45 43 48 4E 4F 4C 4F 47 49 45 53      4F 50 45 52 41 54 49 4E 47      53 59 53 54 45 4D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01001111 01001110 01010110 01000101 01010010 01000111 01000101 01001110 01010100 00100000 01010100 01000101 01000011 01001000 01001110 01001111 01001100 01001111 01000111 01001001 01000101 01010011 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001001 01001110 01000111 00100000 01010011 01011001 01010011 01010100 01000101 01001101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 004F 004E 0056 0045 0052 0047 0045 004E 0054      0054 0045 0043 0048 004E 004F 004C 004F 0047 0049 0045 0053      004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 0049 004E 0047      0053 0059 0053 0054 0045 004D

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

37494856395241394854254393742484946494143395324950395235544348412535953543947

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