Galileo (operating system)

This article is about the OS developed by Acorn Computers. For the Microsoft OS with this codename, see Windows CE 3.0. For other uses, see Galileo (disambiguation).

Galileo
Developer	Acorn Computers
Working state	Unreleased
Available in	English
Platforms	ARM
License	Proprietary
Preceded by	RISC OS

Galileo is a discontinued 32-bit operating system that was under development by Acorn Computers. The operating system was scheduled to be the successor of RISC OS in 1998, but was cancelled when the workstation division closed as part of Acorn's restructuring in 1998.

The operating system was to offer preemptive multitasking and stable performance through quality of service. It was designed as a substitute for dedicated multimedia chips in the consumer Internet appliance market.^[1] It was to run on ARM architecture^[1] but was intended to easily port to other RISC processors.^[2]

References

1 2 Bournellis, Cynthia (02/10/97). "Acorn to introduce Internet OS". Electronic News. 43 (2154): 42–44. ISSN 1061-6624. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ Clark, Etelka (March 19, 1997). "New Acorn mini OS". Personal Computer World. Retrieved April 10, 2012.

Acorn Computers, derivatives, clones and compatibles

Operating systems

Acorn computers

8-bit microcomputers	Microcomputer Systems 2 to 5 Atom BBC Micro (aka Proton) Electron Communicator Business Computer BBC Master

32-bit PCs	Archimedes range A4 RiscPC A7000 Set-Top Box Network Computer Phoebe

Derivatives, clones
and compatibles

8-bit microcomputers	Prodest PC128S

32-bit PCs	A9home ARMini (BeagleBoard-xM) BIK (BeagleBoard-xM in Kiste) Omega Mico Medi RiscStation R7500 A75 Iyonix

32-bit dev boards	BeagleBoard DevKit8000 IGEPv2 Pandora PandaBoard Raspberry Pi Touch Book

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