# COSIX

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'''COSIX''' is a Chinese [UNIX](/source/UNIX) [operating system](/source/operating_system) developed since 1989 by [China National Computer Software & Technology Service Corporation](/source/China_National_Computer_Software_%26_Technology_Service_Corporation) (CS&S). A jointly developed 64-bit version with [Compaq](/source/Compaq) was released in 1999.

An early version of the COSIX kernel was developed based on [UNIX System V](/source/UNIX_System_V),<ref>{{cite journal|last=刘启原|title=国产操作系统COSIX|journal=软件世界| date=January 1995 }}</ref> and the [64-bit](/source/64-bit) version was based on [Tru64 UNIX](/source/Tru64_UNIX).<ref>{{cite web|title=China National Computer Software & Technology Service Corporation Chooses Compaq's Digital UNIX Technology as Basis for China's 64-Bit UNIX|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1998_Sept_10/ai_50298501/|work=INTERACTIVE BUSINESS NETWORK RESOURCE LIBRARY |date=1998-09-10|accessdate=2011-09-26}}</ref> A [Linux distribution](/source/Linux_distribution) named '''COSIX Linux''' was developed by CS&S and released in 1999, which had no technical relationship to COSIX.

==See also==
*[SOX Unix](/source/SOX_Unix)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090823162436/http://www.css.com.cn/eng/index.htm  CS&S Homepage]

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Category:Unix variants
Category:Science and technology in China

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