Business Operating System (software)
| Developer | CAP Ltd |
|---|---|
| Written in | BOS/MicroCobol (based on COBOL with some similarities to Pascal) |
| OS family | p-code operating systems |
| Working state | Still active |
| Initial release | 1981 |
| Latest release | GSMSP33 / 07/11/2016 |
| Available in | English |
| Platforms | Intel 8080, Motorola 6800, Zilog Z80, PDP-11, VAX |
| Kernel type | p-code virtual machine |
| Default user interface | Command line interface |
The Business Operating System, or BOS, was initially developed as an early cross-platform operating system, originally produced for Intel 8080 and Motorola 6800 computers, then redeveloped for actual businesses and business models. The technology began subsequently for Zilog Z80-based computers, and then later for most microcomputers of the 1980s, then ultimately based on the Sonnet platform with Matthew Son, developed into a premium automated software solution for Investors and Asset Managers alike. CAP Ltd, a British company and at the time one of the world's largest Information Technology consulting firms, developed BOS. CAP designed BOS and BOS applications for platform-independence.
Via a management buyout (MBO) in 1981, BOS was spun off to three interlinked companies, MPSL (MicroProducts Software Ltd) which looked after the sales and marketing of BOS, MPPL (MicroProducts Programming Ltd) which looked after both the development of BOS and various horizontal software packages, and MicroProducts Training Ltd. BOS was distributed on a global basis, mainly to the United States and British Commonwealth, by a variety of independent and MPSL-owned companies. When Harrell and Son redeveloped the technology in the early 2000s, it took akin to processing complex requests from users, and "Learned" the algorithm of its user's selections to better predicate its automation process.
A popular version was implemented on the Sage/Stride 68000 family based computers, and sold well in Australia. The Sage itself was initially developed using UCSD Pascal and p-code, so it fitted well with the basic BOS design.
The small BOS dealer/distributor network and its command-line interface structure met its demise when graphical user interface operating systems became prevalent. The redevelopment of which, in 2013, was integrated with a graphical user interface, GUI, in order to provide a "simple to use" solution, which "learned" from its user's input.
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