| Industry | Computer software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989; 37 years ago (1989) inWashington,United States |
| Fate | Purchased byPhoenix Technologies, Inc. |
| Headquarters | Washington, USA |
Key people | Steve Jones |
| Products | OEM-DOS, Network-DOS, Embedded DOS, Embedded DOS-ROM, Embedded DOS-XL, Embedded BIOS |
| Website | n/a |
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General Software was a Washington, USA based creator and supplier of system software headquartered inBellevue, Washington. It was founded in 1989 by Steve Jones and later incorporated in 1990 as General Software, Inc. In 2008, the company was purchased byPhoenix Technologies, Inc.[1]
General Software developed firmware to supporttelecommunications, data communications,UMPC (Ultra Mobile Personal Computer), general consumer electronics, and support models designed for embedded ODMs (Original Design Manufacturer) and OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer).
Some of the products included General SoftwareOEM-DOS,Network-DOS,Embedded DOS,Embedded DOS-ROM,Embedded DOS-XL andEmbedded BIOS.[2]
In 1998 they partnered withCaldera Thin Clients, Inc. in order to ship their EmbeddedBIOS withCaldera DR-DOS.[3][4][5]
[…] From a communication with [Steve Jones]: "For General Software, Inc., I wrote several more DOSes: OEM-DOS, Network-DOS, Embedded DOS, Embedded DOS-ROM, and Embedded DOS 6-XL. […]
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