NEWS-OS
 NEWS-OS 4.1R | |
| Developer | Sony |
|---|---|
| Source model | Closed source |
| Initial release | NEWS-OS 1.0 (1987-01) |
| Latest release | NEWS-OS 6.1.2[1] (1996) |
| Supported platforms | 68k, MIPS |
| User interface | X Window System, Motif, Tab Window Manager |
| License | Proprietary |
NEWS-OS (Network Engineering Workstation Operating System) is an operating system developed by Sony for their line of Sony NEWS computers. It was announced in October 1986 after one year of development and released in January of the following year. All versions prior to NEWS-OS 3.9 were released exclusively for the 68k series of processors. NEWS-OS 3.9 was the first version of NEWS-OS to be released in the 68k and MIPS architectures. Version suffixes “R” (RISC) and “C” (CISC) denote the type of CPU architecture the operating system is designed to support. Versions with the “C” suffix indicates that it was compiled for the 68k processor series, whereas versions with the “R” suffix indicates that it was compiled for the MIPS processor series. Despite the architectural differences, there are no differences in terms of functionality.
The NEWS division at Sony was dissolved in 1998.
Version history[edit | edit source]
| Version | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| NEWS-OS 1.0 | 1987-01 | Released for the NWS-800 workstation. |
| NEWS-OS 1.2 | 1987-01 | — |
| NEWS-OS 2.0 | 1987-02 | Released for the NWS-811 diskless workstation. |
| NEWS-OS 2.1 | 1988-01 | Released for the NWS-700 diskless workstation. |
| NEWS-OS 2.2 | 1988-02 | X Window System version updated to X10R4. |
| NEWS-OS 3.0 | 1988-07 | X Window System version updated to X11R2, released for the NWS-1800 workstation, Character Encoding System updated from Shift JIS to Extended Unix Code, BSD version updated to 4.3BSD. |
| NEWS-OS 3.1 | 1988-10 | Released for the NWS-1700 workstation. |
| NEWS-OS 2.3 | 1989 | — |
| NEWS-OS 3.2 | 1989-04 | — |
| NEWS-OS 3.2A | 1989 | Update for NEWS-OS 3.2. |
| NEWS-OS 3.2b | 1989 | Update for NEWS-OS 3.2. |
| NEWS-OS 3.3 | 1989-09 | X Window System version updated to X11R3. |
| NEWS-OS 3.9R | 1989-12 | First version to support the MIPS architecture series, released for the NWS-3800 (RISC) workstation. |
| NEWS-OS 3.3a | 1990 | Update for NEWS-OS 3.3. |
| NEWS-OS 3.4 | 1990-07 | Released for the NWS-1200 workstation. |
| NEWS-OS 3.91R | 1990-07 | Released for the NWS-3400 workstation. |
| NEWS-OS 4.0 | 1990-12 | X Window System version updated to X11R4, adds support for Motif. First version with CISC/RISC integration. |
| NEWS-OS 4.0.1 | 1991 | Update for NEWS-OS 4.0. |
| NEWS-OS 4.1 | 1991-07 | — |
| NEWS-OS 4.1.1 | 1992 | Update for NEWS-OS 4.1. |
| NEWS-OS 4.1.2 | 1992 | Update for NEWS-OS 4.1. |
| NEWS-OS 4.2 | 1992 | — |
| NEWS-OS 4.2.1 | 1993-06 | — |
| NEWS-OS 4.2.1a | 1993 | Update for NEWS-OS 4.2.1. |
| NEWS-OS 5.0 | 1992 | Support for Unix System V Release 4.2. |
| NEWS-OS 6.0 | 1993 | — |
| NEWS-OS 6.0.1 | 1994 | Update for NEWS-OS 6.0. |
| NEWS-OS 6.0.2 | 1994 | Update for NEWS-OS 6.0. |
| NEWS-OS 6.0.3 | 1994 | Update for NEWS-OS 6.0. |
| NEWS-OS 6.1 | 1995 | — |
| NEWS-OS 4.2.1a+ | 1995 | Released as a patch kit. |
| NEWS-OS 6.1.1 | 1995 | Update for NEWS-OS 6.1. |
| NEWS-OS 6.1.2 | 1996 | Update for NEWS-OS 6.1. |
Gallery[edit | edit source]
NEWS-OS 4.1R[edit | edit source]
Login prompt
Calculator
Calendar
Mail
Bitmap Editor
CD Player
Text Editor
Mahjong
System Administration
