AOS/VS ('Classic')

Overview

The Advanced Operating System/Virtual Storage (AOS/VS) is a 32-bit, demand-paged, virtual-memory operating system that runs on Data General’s ECLIPSE MV/Family of machines.

Because of its 32-bit addressing capability, its multiuser and multiprogramming support, and its compatibility with existing Data General software, AOS/VS is suited to both commercial and scientific applications. Specifically, AOS/VS provides you with the following:

A logical address space of up to 2048 megabytes per process.
Virtual memory management.
Sophisticated process-protection schemes.
Support for a multiprocessor environment.
The option of creating process classes and scheduling processes by class.
Compatibility with both the Advanced Operating System/Distributed Virtual System (AOS/DVS) and the Advanced Operating System (AOS).
Support for concurrent 16- and 32-bit programs.
A wide range of system and applications utilities.
High-level language support.