Apple SOS

The Sophisticated Operating System, or SOS (/sɔːs/), is the primary operating system of the Apple III computer. SOS was developed by Apple Computer and released in October 1980.

Apple SOS
Boot screen
DeveloperApple Computer
OS familySOS
Working stateDiscontinued
Source modelClosed source
Initial releaseOctober 1980 (1980-10)
Latest release1.3 / November 1, 1982 (1982-11-01)
Update methodManual
PlatformsApple III
Kernel typeMonolithic kernel
Default
user interface
Full screen text mode
LicenseApple Software License Agreement

In 1985, Steve Wozniak, while critical of the Apple III's hardware flaws, called SOS "the finest operating system on any microcomputer ever".

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