General Software

General Software was a Washington, USA based creator and supplier of system software headquartered in <a href="/facts/Bellevue%2c_Washington/dQ2gFE7B">Bellevue, Washington</a>. It was founded in 1989 by Steve Jones and later incorporated in 1990 as General Software, Inc. In 2008, the company was purchased by <a href="/facts/Phoenix_Technologies/eD3JIYFW">Phoenix Technologies</a>, Inc.
General Software developed firmware to support <a href="/facts/Telecommunications/vxoj1cxR">telecommunications</a>, data communications, <a href="/facts/UMPC/uh0bzTeU">UMPC</a> (Ultra Mobile Personal Computer), general consumer electronics, and support models designed for embedded ODMs (<a href="/facts/Original_Design_Manufacturer/vBbWAxsK">Original Design Manufacturer</a>) and OEMs (<a href="/facts/Original_Equipment_Manufacturer/hmUhIWaS">Original Equipment Manufacturer</a>).
Some of the products included General Software OEM-DOS, Network-DOS, Embedded DOS, Embedded DOS-ROM, Embedded DOS-XL and Embedded BIOS.
In 1998 they partnered with <a href="/facts/Caldera_Thin_Clients%2c_Inc./Vb7IEglG">Caldera Thin Clients, Inc.</a> in order to ship their Embedded <a href="/facts/BIOS/AYYPUogS">BIOS</a> with <a href="/facts/Caldera_DR-DOS/GcCTKutW">Caldera DR-DOS</a>.

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