Computing Dictionary
Solaris definition
operating system Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s version of the
Unix operating system. As well as the core operating system, Solaris inludes networking software, the
Java Virtual Machine, the
CDE/Desktop that includes an
X11-based
windowing environment and
graphical user interface.
Sun claim that Solaris is not just an operating system but an "operating environment".
Solaris 1.x was a retroactive (marketing?) name for
SunOS 4.1.x (where x>=1).
Solaris 2.x (which is the first version most people call "Solaris") includes SunOS5.x, which is an SVR4-derived Unix,
OpenWindows 3.x, and
tooltalk.
Version 2.7 ("Solaris 7") was around in 1999-03-02. Version 2.8 was released in June 2000. Latest version: 9, as of 2002-07-15.
(http://sun.com/solaris/).
(2002-07-15)
