| DYNIX | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Sequent Computer Systems |
| OS family | Unix-like (BSD orSysV) |
| Working state | Discontinued |
| Initial release | 1984; 41 years ago (1984) |
| Available in | English |
| Supported platforms | x86 |
| Succeeded by | DYNIX/ptx |
DYNIX (DYNamic UnIX) was a Unix-likeoperating system developed bySequent Computer Systems, based on4.2BSD and modified to run on Intel-based[1]symmetric multiprocessor hardware. The third major (Dynix 3.0) version was released May, 1987;[2] by 1992 DYNIX was succeeded byDYNIX/ptx,[3] which was based onUNIX System V.[4]
IBM obtained rights to DYNIX/ptx in 1999, when it acquired Sequent[5] for $810 million.[6]
IBM's subsequentProject Monterey was an attempt, circa 1999, "to unifyAIX with Sequent's Dynix/ptx operating system andUnixWare." By 2001, however, "the explosion in popularity ofLinux ... prompted IBM to quietly ditch" this.[7][8]
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