Editing MIPS Technologies (section)

==Operating systems==
MIPS is widely supported by Unix-like systems, including [[Linux]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=debian-mips|url=https://www.debian.org/ports/mips/index.en.html|access-date=2021-01-06|website=www.debian.org}}</ref> [[FreeBSD]], [[NetBSD]],<ref>The NetBSD foundation. "[http://www.netbsd.org/ports/#ports-by-cpu Platforms supported by NetBSD], July 19, 2011. "</ref> and [[OpenBSD]].

Google's processor-agnostic<ref name=less/> Android operating system is built on the Linux kernel.<ref>Ryan Paul, Ars Technica. "[https://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/08/mips-android-port-arrives-aimed-at-the-digital-home.ars MIPS Android port arrives, aimed at the digital home]." August 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2011.</ref> MIPS originally ported Android to its architecture for embedded products beyond the [[mobile handset]], where it was originally targeted by Google but MIPS support was dropped in 2018.<ref>Owen Fletcher, PC World. "[https://www.pcworld.com/article/166014/mips_ports_android_shows_embedded_gadgets.html MIPS Ports Android, Shows Embedded Gadgets]," June 3, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2011.</ref> In 2010, MIPS and its licensee Sigma Designs announced the world's first Android set-top boxes.<ref name=AndroidGuysCes2011 /> By porting to Android, MIPS processors power [[smartphones]] and [[Tablet computer|tablets]] running on the Android operating system.<ref>Dusan Belic, IntoMobile.com. "[http://www.intomobile.com/2011/04/29/mips-porting-android-30-honeycomb-platform/ MIPS porting Android 3.0 Honeycomb platform] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522233604/http://www.intomobile.com/2011/04/29/mips-porting-android-30-honeycomb-platform/ |date=May 22, 2013 }}". April 29, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.</ref>

[[OpenWrt]] is an embedded operating system based on the Linux kernel.
While it currently runs on a variety of processor architectures,
it was originally developed for the [[Linksys WRT54G series|Linksys WRT54G]], which used a 32-bit MIPS processor from Broadcom.
The OpenWrt Table of Hardware now includes MIPS-based devices from Atheros, Broadcom, Cavium, Lantiq, MediaTek, etc.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/start |title=OpenWrt Table of Hardware}}</ref>

Real-time operating systems that run on MIPS include [[CMX Systems]], [[eCosCentric]]'s [[eCos]],<ref>Colin Holland, EE Times Europe. "[http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-products/processors/4216033/eCosPro-developer-s-kit-for-microMIPS eCosPro developer's kit for microMIPS]." May 16, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.</ref> [[Operating System Embedded|ENEA OSE]],<ref>Eric Brown, LinuxForDevices. "{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Enea-and-NetLogic-Microsystems-Linux-development-build-system/ |title=Enea, NetLogic ship Linux development platform for MIPS |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104014216/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Enea-and-NetLogic-Microsystems-Linux-development-build-system/ |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |url-status=dead }}." September 20, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2011.</ref> Express Logic's [[ThreadX]],<ref>Edward Lamie, EE Times. "[http://www.eetimes.com/electrical-engineers/education-training/tech-papers/4129275/Real-Time-Embedded-Multithreading-Using-ThreadX-and-MIPS Real-Time Embedded Multithreading: Using ThreadX and MIPS]." February 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2011.</ref> [[FreeRTOS]], [[Green Hills Software]]'s [[Integrity (operating system)|Integrity]], [[LynuxWorks]]' [[LynxOS]], [[Mentor Graphics]], Micrium's [[Micro-Controller Operating Systems|Micro-Controller Operating Systems (μC/OS)]], [[QNX Software Systems]]' [[QNX]], Quadros Systems Inc.'s RTXC Quadros RTOS, [[Segger]]'s embOS and [[Wind River Systems|Wind River]]'s [[VxWorks]].

HPE NonStop Guardian OS has a version running on MIPS.