Apple SOS
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Apple SOS is a disk-based operating system developed by Apple for its Apple III business computer, featuring advanced file management and multitasking capabilities for its time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apple SOS canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disk-based operating system
ⓘ
operating system ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Sophisticated Operating System ⓘ |
| architecture | 16-bit operating system ⓘ |
| designedFor |
business computing
ⓘ
professional applications ⓘ |
| developer |
Apple Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple
Apple Inc. ⓘ
surface form:
Apple Computer, Inc.
|
| feature |
advanced file management
ⓘ
boot loader ⓘ device-independent I/O ⓘ error handling mechanisms ⓘ file-level access control ⓘ hierarchical file system ⓘ interrupt-driven I/O ⓘ memory management ⓘ program overlays support ⓘ random-access disk operating system ⓘ system calls API ⓘ time and date stamping of files ⓘ volume management ⓘ |
| fileSystemType | SOS file system ⓘ |
| influenced |
ProDOS
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple ProDOS
|
| introducedWith | Apple III ⓘ |
| kernelType | monolithic kernel ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Sophisticated Operating System ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced capabilities compared to Apple DOS
ⓘ
business-oriented operating system design ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFor | Apple III ⓘ |
| platform | Apple III ⓘ |
| releaseStatus | discontinued ⓘ |
| runsOnProcessor |
MOS Technology 6502
ⓘ
surface form:
MOS Technology 6502-compatible CPU
MOS Technology 6502 ⓘ
surface form:
Synertek 6502A
|
| successor | ProDOS ⓘ |
| supports |
block devices
ⓘ
character devices ⓘ device drivers ⓘ multiple volumes ⓘ multitasking ⓘ random file access ⓘ sequential file access ⓘ subdirectories ⓘ system libraries ⓘ |
| targetHardware |
Apple III
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple III business computer
|
| timePeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| userInterface |
command-driven environment
ⓘ
programmatic API ⓘ |
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