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Operating system from Sun Microsystems
SunOS is a Unix-branded operating system developed by Sun Microsystems for their workstation and server computer systems from 1982 until the mid-1990s. The SunOS name is usually only used to refer to versions 1.0 to 4.1.4, which were based on BSD, while versions 5.0 and later are based on UNIX System V Release 4 and are marketed under the brand name Solaris. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: SunOSA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Solaris Performance AdministrationThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Experimental evaluation of SunOS IPC and TCP/IP protocol implementationCited 35 times
- Go sideways: UNIX System VA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Oracle SolarisA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Experimental evaluation of SunOS IPC and TCP/IP protocol implementation
A simple student environment for lightweight process concurrent programming under SunOs
SunOS, Solaris ifconfig ioctis vulnerability
Protecting CAD Files During Development: The Sunos SCCS System
Software Reviews : Stata, Version 2.0 Publisher: The Computing Resource Center, 10801 National Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064 (telephone: 800-782-8272) Year of Publication: 1988 Materials: Four diskettes, 760-page user's guide, STATA Newsletter Price: $590; academic discount price, $395; volume discounts and site licenses available Machine Specificity: IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2S, compatibles; SUN-3S running SUNOS (Unix) System Requirements: 256K (supports expanded memory to 8M), two floppy drives or one hard drive, DOS 2.0 or higher Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Very good Documentation: Very good
SunOS chkey vulnerability
📚 Books worth reading
Solaris Performance AdministrationH. Frank Cervone · 1998
SunOS 5.2 reference manualSun Microsystems Inc. · 1993
SunOS 5.2 reference manualSun Microsystems Inc. · 1993- 📕Global index. · 1990
- 📕SunOS reference manual. · 1990
- 📕Programmer's overview ; Utilities & libraries. · 1990
- 📕System & network administration. · 1990
- 📕SunOS 4.1.1 release & install. · 1990
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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