AIX
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 AIX PS/2 1.3 | |
| Developer | IBM |
|---|---|
| Source model | Closed source |
| Initial release | AIX RT v1.0 (1986-02) |
| Latest release | 7.3 TL2 (7.3.2) (2023-11-30) |
| Supported platforms | Current: Power ISA Former: IBM ROMP, IBM POWER, PowerPC, x86 (IBM PS/2), System/370, ESA/390, IA-64 |
| License | Proprietary |
AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) is an operating system developed by IBM. It was first released in 1986 for their line of IBM RT computers with the IBM ROMP microprocessor. Later versions of AIX supported a variety of hardware platforms, such as the IBM RS/6000 series, IBM POWER and PowerPC-based systems, and PS/2 personal computers. Currently, AIX supports the Power ISA architecture. The first releases of AIX were developed for the series of IBM RT PC workstations, which is based on the ROMP microprocessor series. AIX for PS/2 was announced in September 1988 and then released one month later in October. Support for AIX PS/2 ended in March 1995.
AIX is based on UNIX System V with 4.3BSD extensions.
List of versions[edit | edit source]
IBM RT[edit | edit source]
| Version | Released |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | 1986-02 |
| 1.1 | 1986 |
| 2.1 | 1989-03 |
| 2.2 | 1990-03 |
| 2.2.1 | 1991-03 |
IBM PS/2[edit | edit source]
| Version | Released |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | 1988-10 |
| 1.1 | 1989-03 |
| 1.2 | 1990-03 |
| 1.2.1 | 1991-05 |
| 1.3 | 1992-10 |
IBM System/370 and ESA/390[edit | edit source]
Version 1 (System/370)[edit | edit source]
| Version | Released | Announced |
|---|---|---|
| Release 1 | 1989-02-16 | 1988-03-15 |
| Release 2.1 | 1991-02-22 | 1991-02-05 |
Version 2 (ESA/390)[edit | edit source]
| Version | Released | Announced |
|---|---|---|
| Release 1 | 1992-06-26 | 1992-03-31 |
| Release 2 | 1993-02-26 | 1992-12-15 |
POWER/PowerPC/Power ISA[edit | edit source]
| Version | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 1989 (early access) | System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) was introduced. |
| 3.1 | 1990-02 | included Journaled File System (JFS) and AIXwindows Desktop. |
| 3.2 | 1992 | |
| 3.2.5 | 1993-10-15 | |
| 4.0 | 1994 | Supports RS/6000 systems with PowerPC processors and PCI busses. |
| 4.1 | 1994-08-12 | AIX Multimedia Services introduced. |
| 4.1.1 | 1994-10-28 | |
| 4.1.3 | 1995-07-07 | The default desktop environment is CDE 1.0, replacing the AIXwindows GUI. |
| 4.1.4 | 1995-10-20 | |
| 4.1.5 | 1996-11-08 | |
| 4.2 | 1996-05-17 | |
| 4.2.1 | 1997-04-25 | Network File System version 3, Y2K compliant. |
| 4.3 | 1997-10-31 | Supports 64-bit processors, IPv6 support, and added Web-based System Manager. |
| 4.3.1 | 1998-04-24 | |
| 4.3.2 | 1998-10-23 | |
| 4.3.3 | 1999-09-17 | Online backup function and Workload Manager. |
| 5L 5.1 | 2001-05-04 | Can run on IA-64 (Itanium) processors and included JFS2. Support ended on 1 April 2006. |
| 5L 5.2 | 2002-10-18 | Support ended on 30 April 2009. |
| 5L 5.3 | 2004-08-13 | Network File System version 4. Support ended on 30 April 2012. |
| 6.1 | 2007-11-09 | Support ended on 30 April 2017. |
| 7.1 | 2010-09-10 | Requires POWER4 or newer processors. Support ended on 30 April 2023. |
| 7.2 | 2015-10-05 | Requires POWER7 or newer processors. Supports secure boot on POWER9 systems. |
| 7.3 | 2021-12-10 | Requires POWER8 or newer processors. |