Solaris
{Sun Microsystems, Inc.}'s version of the
{Unix} {operating system}. As well as the core operating
system, Solaris inludes networking software, the {Java Virtual
Machine}, the {CDE}/Desktop that includes an {X11}-based
{windowing environment} and {graphical user interface}.
Solaris 1.x was a retroactive (marketing?) name for {SunOS}
4.1.x (where x>◦1).
Solaris 2.x (which is what most people mean by "Solaris")
includes SunOS5.x, which is an SVR4-derived Unix,
{OpenWindows} 3.x, and {tooltalk}.
Sun claim that Solaris is not just an operating system but an
"operating environment".
Current version: 2.7 ("Solaris 7"), as of 1999-03-02. 2.8?
{Home (http://www.sun.com/solaris/)}.
(1999-03-26)