Apollo Domain
E732917
Apollo Domain was a line of networked workstation computers and their proprietary operating system developed by Apollo Computer in the 1980s, known for advanced distributed computing features.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo Domain network | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer hardware and software platform
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workstation family ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Hewlett-Packard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| concurrentWith |
Sun-3 workstations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VAXstation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developer | Apollo Computer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStatus | discontinued ⓘ |
| era | early networked workstation era ⓘ |
| fileSystemType | network-transparent file system ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
networked workstation computers
ⓘ
proprietary operating system ⓘ |
| influenced | distributed Unix workstation designs ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced distributed computing features
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integrated networked environment ⓘ network-transparent file system ⓘ |
| mainManufacturer | Apollo Computer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkModel | domain-based network architecture ⓘ |
| networkProtocol |
Apollo Token Ring (proprietary)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethernet (later models) ⓘ |
| notableFeature | tight integration of hardware, OS, and networking ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Aegis (early name)
NERFINISHED
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Domain/OS ⓘ |
| operatingSystemType | Unix-like operating system ⓘ |
| primaryCPUArchitecture |
Motorola 68000 family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Motorola 68020 NERFINISHED ⓘ Motorola 68030 NERFINISHED ⓘ Motorola 68040 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorPlatform | HP 9000 workstation line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
diskless workstations
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distributed file system ⓘ multitasking ⓘ multiuser operation ⓘ network-wide user environment ⓘ remote process execution ⓘ virtual memory ⓘ |
| supportsProgrammingLanguage |
Ada
NERFINISHED
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C NERFINISHED ⓘ Fortran NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisp NERFINISHED ⓘ Pascal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetMarket |
CAD/CAM
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engineering applications ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ technical workstations ⓘ |
| userInterface | graphical workstation environment ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Apollo Domain network