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minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoWait, it’s an OS, but it runs on top of Unix?
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoIirc some mainframe OSes, like z/OS or whatever, support running different OSes atop them.
minus-squarePancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 hours agoYes. Same as Windows 3.1 running atop DOS. I would say it doesn’t truly qualify as an operating system because of its dependence on a parent OS. Perhaps it’s more of an operating environment.
Wait, it’s an OS, but it runs on top of Unix?
Iirc some mainframe OSes, like z/OS or whatever, support running different OSes atop them.
Yes. Same as Windows 3.1 running atop DOS. I would say it doesn’t truly qualify as an operating system because of its dependence on a parent OS. Perhaps it’s more of an operating environment.