BKUNIX
Encyclopedia
BKUNIX is an operating system
for the Soviet
Elektronika BK
personal computer. It is based on LSX kernel (a version of UNIX V6) and licensed under the GNU General Public License
. It is developed by Sergey Vakulenko and Leonid Broukhis. BK-0010 and BK-0011M require different compilations
of the kernel, but other parts are the same. The system supports up to three concurrent tasks and allows mounting up to three file system
s.
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
for the Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
Elektronika BK
Elektronika BK
The Elektronika BK was a series of 16-bit PDP-11-compatible Soviet home computers developed by NPO Scientific Center, the leading Soviet microcomputer design team at the time. It was also responsible for the more powerful UKNC and DVK micros...
personal computer. It is based on LSX kernel (a version of UNIX V6) and licensed under the GNU General Public License
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
. It is developed by Sergey Vakulenko and Leonid Broukhis. BK-0010 and BK-0011M require different compilations
Compiler
A compiler is a computer program that transforms source code written in a programming language into another computer language...
of the kernel, but other parts are the same. The system supports up to three concurrent tasks and allows mounting up to three file system
File system
A file system is a means to organize data expected to be retained after a program terminates by providing procedures to store, retrieve and update data, as well as manage the available space on the device which contain it. A file system organizes data in an efficient manner and is tuned to the...
s.