Editing JavaOS (section)

{{Short description|Operating system with Java virtual machine}}
{{ infobox OS
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| developer              = [[Sun Microsystems]]
| family                 = [[Java (software platform)|Java]]
| source model           = [[Closed source]]
| released               = {{Start date and age|1996|05|29}}
| latest release version = Final
| latest release date    = {{Start date and age|1999|08|23}}
| marketing target       = 
| programmed in          = [[Java (programming language)|Java]], [[C (programming language)|C]] and [[C++]] (parts of kernel)
| language               = English
| kernel type            = [[Microkernel]]
| ui                     = 
| license                = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| working state          = Discontinued
| supported_platforms    = [[ARM architecture|ARM]], [[PowerPC]], [[SPARC]], [[IA-32]] ([[x86]])
| update model           = 
| package manager        = 
| website                = 
}}

'''JavaOS''' is a discontinued<ref name="CNet" /> [[operating system]] based on a [[Java virtual machine]]. It was originally developed by [[Sun Microsystems]].<ref name="announce">{{cite press release |url=https://tech-insider.org/java/research/1996/0529.html |title=JavaSoft Announces JavaOS |date=May 29, 1996 |publisher=JavaSoft ([[Sun Microsystems]]) |access-date=May 4, 2016 }}</ref> Unlike [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[macOS]], [[Unix]], or [[Unix-like]] systems which are primarily written in the [[C (programming language)|C]] or [[C++]] programming languages, JavaOS is primarily written in [[Java (programming language)|Java]]. It is now considered a [[legacy system]].<ref name="CDCFAQ"/>