General Comprehensive Operating System
General Comprehensive Operating System (GCOS, /ˈdʒiːkoʊs/; originally GECOS, General Electric Comprehensive Operating Supervisor) is a family of operating systems oriented toward the 36-bit GE-600 series and Honeywell 6000 series mainframe computers.
| Developer | General Electric, Honeywell, Groupe Bull, Atos |
|---|---|
| Working state | Current |
| Initial release | 1962 |
| Latest release | GCOS 8 |
| Platforms | GE-600 series, Honeywell 6000 series |
| License | proprietary |
| Official website | atos |
The original version of GCOS was developed by General Electric beginning in 1962. The operating system is still used today in its most recent versions (GCOS 7 and GCOS 8) on servers and mainframes produced by Groupe Bull, primarily through emulation, to provide continuity with legacy mainframe environments. GCOS 7 and GCOS 8 are separate branches of the operating system and continue to be developed alongside each other.
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