TROPIX (pronounced "Trópix") is a multi-user, multitasking operating system inspired by UNIX® philosophy. Originally developed at the Núcleo de Computação Eletrônica of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (NCE/UFRJ), it traces its roots back to the PLURIX project initiated between 1982 and 1986 for the PEGASUS computer, based on MOTOROLA 68010/20 processors. Over the years, TROPIX has evolved and adapted to INTEL processors since 1994, becoming a versatile platform for educational use, software development, and serving as a web server. TROPIX is distributed freely under the GNU Public License (GPL). IT IS NOT MAINTEINED ANYMORE.
- Distribution: Available on 3½" floppy disks or as a CD-ROM image.
- Utilities: Includes basic UNIX tools, an ANSI "C" development environment, TCP/IP networking support, and essential clients/servers such as "telnet", "ftp", and "www".
- Internationalization: Fully supports the ISO-8859-1 (Latin-1) character set, ensuring complete language compatibility across its tools and documentation in Portuguese.
- Compatibility: Supports a wide range of hardware including FAT/NTFS file systems, CD-ROMs, ZIP drives, USB drives, and features support for EXT2 and V7FS file systems.
- Processor: Intel 486/PENTIUM or equivalent.
- Memory: Minimum 8 MB RAM; 16 MB recommended for running the X-Window System (exact memory requirements may vary).
- Supported Devices: IDE/ATA/SATA hard drives, SCSI devices like ZIP drives and CD-ROMs; Ethernet network adapters and modems; parallel ports for printers; USB ports for mice and pen drives; digital audio output.
This repository serves as an archival upload. Contributions are welcome, including documentation improvements or an English version of the INSTALL.txt.
This project is dedicated to Newton Faller, whose vision gave birth to pivotal projects like PEGASUS, PLURIX, TROPIX, and numerous other contributions to Brazilian computing.
For more details about TROPIX and its features, please visit the TROPIX official page.