The QNX Operating System
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- Gordon Bell and Dan Dodge developed Thoth, a real-time operating system, during their time at the University of Waterloo in 1979.
- In 1980, they founded Quantum Software Systems and created QUNIX, a microkernel, real-time OS for the IBM PC, later renamed QNX due to trademark issues.
- QNX evolved into a network-transparent, POSIX-compliant OS with versions like QNX Neutrino, focusing on embedded systems and automotive applications.
- QNX was acquired by Harman International in 2004, then by BlackBerry in 2010, becoming integral to BlackBerry's automotive and IoT strategies.
- QNX 8.0, released in 2024, supports modern architectures like Aarch64 and AMD64, emphasizing safety, security, and performance in automotive and embedded systems.