386BSD
386BSD (also known as "Jolix") is a discontinued operating system based on the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) that was developed by couple Lynne and William Jolitz. Released on March 17, 1992, it was the first fully operational Unix operating system to be completely free and open source.
386BSD Release 0.1 installer ("Tiny 386BSD") | |
| Developer | William Jolitz Lynne Jolitz |
|---|---|
| OS family | Unix |
| Working state | Historical |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 0.0 March 12, 1992 |
| Latest release | 2.0 / August 2016 |
| Repository | |
| Platforms | x86 |
| License | BSD license |
| Succeeded by | FreeBSD, NetBSD |
| Official website | 386bsd |
386BSD ran on PC-compatible computer systems based on the 32-bit Intel 80386 ("i386") microprocessor, thus marking the first Unix on affordable home-class hardware. Its innovations included role-based security, ring buffers, self-ordered configuration and modular kernel design. Although 386BSD was short-lived, it served as the base for FreeBSD and NetBSD which began shortly afterwards.
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