abbreviation Technical meaning of BTOS Convergent Technologies Operating System 3
noun Definition of btos in Technology (operating system) (CTOS, BTOS, STARSYS) /see-toss/ A modular, message-passing, multi-process based operating system. Companies which have licensed CTOS include Burroughs (BTOS) and Bull (STARSYS). The largest customer was Unisys, with whom Convergent Technologies merged to become one company in 1988. CTOS now has over 800,000 users worldwide. CTOS runs on Intel Pentium computers, and can run concurrently with Microsoft Windows NT. For some reason, CTOS is no longer marketted to new customers, although there is a support comittment for existing customers until 2001. Major customers include Police Forces, Banks, and Airlines. 1
