SINIX

SINIX / Reliant UNIX
Developer	Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme, Fujitsu Siemens Computers
OS family	UNIX System V
Working state	Discontinued
Source model	Closed source
Initial release	1984 (1984)
Latest release	5.43 (SINIX), 5.45 (Reliant UNIX) / 1995 (SINIX)
Platforms	NSC-32x32, Intel 80186, Intel 80386, Intel 80486, MIPS
Kernel type	Monolithic kernel
License	Proprietary
Official website	Reliant UNIX/SINIX

SINIX is a discontinued variant of the Unix operating system from Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme. SINIX supersedes SIRM OS and Pyramid Technology's DC/OSx. Following X/Open's acceptance that its requirements for the use of the UNIX trademark were met, version 5.44 and subsequent releases were published as Reliant UNIX by Fujitsu Siemens Computers.

Features

In some versions of SINIX (5.2x) the user could emulate the behaviour of a number of different versions of Unix (known as universes). These included System V.3, System III or BSD. Each universe had its own command set, libraries and header files.

Xenix-based SINIX

The original SINIX was a modified version of Xenix and ran on Intel 80186 processors. For some years Siemens used the NSC-32x32 (up to Sinix 5.2x) and Intel 80486 CPUs (Sinix 5.4x - non MIPS) in their MX-Series.

System V-based SINIX

Later versions of SINIX based on System V were designed for the SNI RM-200, RM-300, RM-400 and RM-600 servers running on the MIPS processor (SINIX-N, SINIX-O, SINIX-P, SINIX-Y), for the PC-MXi on the Intel 80386 processor (SINIX-L) and for the SNI WX-200 and other IBM-compatible i386 PCs on the Intel 80386 and newer processors (SINIX-Z).

The last release under the SINIX name was version 5.43 in 1995.

Reliant UNIX

The last Reliant UNIX versions were registered as UNIX 95 compliant (XPG4 hard branding).

The last release of Reliant UNIX was version 5.45.

External links

Siemens Business Services - SINIX patches and support
Sven Mascheck, SINIX V5.20 Universes

Fujitsu

Divisions and
subsidiaries

Current	Amdahl Corporation Fujitsu Computer Products of America Fujitsu Consulting Fujitsu Consulting India Fujitsu Laboratories Fujitsu Semiconductor Fujitsu Technology Solutions Fujitsu Ten Glovia Services Nifty Corporation

Former and defunct	FANUC³ HAL Computer Systems¹ International Computers Limited¹ Ross Technology¹

Joint ventures and
shareholdings

Current	General Airconditioners TranSys (20%)

Former and defunct	Fujitsu Siemens Computers² Spansion³

Products, services
and standards

Current	ALiS BCeSIS BS2000 Enon FLEPia FR FR-V Global Cloud Platform HOAP K computer Lifebook Macroscope OpenFT Primergy SESAM SPARC Enterprise SPARC64 VI VM2000

Defunct	Corporate Headquarters Office Technology System DC/OSx Eagle FM Towns FM Towns Marty FM Towns games FM-7 FM-8 FM-11 iPAD JEF codepage Micro 16s Pocket LOOX SINIX SPARC64 TurboSPARC VP VP2000

People

Places

Shiodome City Center

Other

¹Now integrated into other Fujitsu divisions or business groupings ²Now wholly owned ³Sold

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