Operating Systems – Foundations of Modern Computing - RISC Operating System

💻 The RISC Operating Systems: OS and iX Offer an extensive overview of the RISC OS operating system, detailing its history, features, and ongoing development, while also introducing a related Unix-like operating system called RISC iX. The Wikipedia excerpt for RISC OS explains its origins with Acorn Computers Ltd in 1987, its modular architecture, and its status as an open-source project managed by organizations like RISC OS Open Limited (ROOL). ROOL’s own website confirms their role in managing the source code and providing resources, including a store for merchandise and software like VirtualRPC emulation products offered through the RISCOS.com domain. Finally, the RISC iX Wikipedia excerpt describes a discontinued Unix-like OS based on 4.3BSD, which Acorn developed for its workstations in the late 1980s, serving as a dual-boot option alongside RISC OS on some early hardware.