Unified Operating System



The unified operating system is a server software program used for maintaining and running the functions of a computer and for providing a platform for applications software programs.

Use
The basic functions of an operating system include the accepting of input from a keyboard, the sending of output to a monitor, the recording and tracking of files and directories on a hard drive, and the limiting of access to secured files. A Unified Operating System was installed in a mainframe. The mainframe was accessed by users through terminals (or servers) using a command-line interface. The software was published and copyrighted by RobCo Industries in 2075 with an expiration date in 2077.

The unified operating system was programmed with the capacity for accepting older applications software. An example of an older program given new life on this platform is the Journal-It Software published by PagSoft in 2072.

Appearances
The unified operating system appears in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes
The UOS bears a more than passing resemblence to the real world OpenVMS system especially the terminals and terminal commands the Lone Wanderer can be seen typing in to hack into systems. The SET FILE/PROT= command is a valid VMS command, as well as the SET TERM/INQ command. The terminals themselves are RT-V300 in the game which we can assume means Remote Terminal Video 300. The corresponding DEC (now HP) terminal would be a VT-300 terminal Video Terminal-300. The RT-V300 terminals have the same screen look and feel font, and green video type as the The DEC VT terminals. The RT-V300 looks very similar to a DEC VT-100 terminal. VMS also ran on DEC VAX family of computers; the ZAX mainframes are likely a reference to the VAXen.

Unified Operating System